Highlights of the Daimler contract.

• Wage tiers eliminated .
• Workers who make trucks and workers who make buses will get equal pay for equal work by the end of the contract.
• Lowest paid workers at Thomas Built Bus will see raises of over $8 an hour. Some TBB skilled trades members will get an more than a $17 an hour raise – more than. 60%.
• COLA , cost-of-living, is in place for the first time in Daimler history.
• Profit-sharing for the first time in Daimler history.
• Increased job security and increased the “build rates.” This guarantees a certain minimum number of vehicles will be built at each plant.

“When we kicked off negotiations three weeks ago, we knew time was of the essence. We told the company: tick tock. Members were going to need to turn up the heat to get Daimler to move,” Fain said. “UAW family – you got Loud. You held practice pickets, hundreds of members strong. You wrote your own slogans and songs — “mother trucker” was my favorite. I saw the Tick Tock signs, t-shirts, videos. All in service of one goal: making sure everyone knows that we are a united membership, ready to fight, and ready to win what we deserve. Tonight, it’s clear the company, and the world, heard your message.”