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The UAW has reached a significant tentative agreement with Daimler Truck ahead of the contract’s expiration at midnight yesterday. This arose after a campaign and strike threat against the German auto industry giant. The four-year agreement contains major economic gains for 7300 workers, including raises of more than 25%, the end of wage tiers, and the introduction profit-sharing and Cost-of-Living (COLA) for the first time since Daimler workers organized with the UAW. In a direct address to membership last night, UAW President Shawn Fain outlined the deals, He also – Walter Reuther like – reflected on the historic nature of the fight for justice at Daimler Truck.
“Tonight, I’m in Charlotte, North Carolina, and I am honored to be joined by the badass bargaining committee representing over 7000 members at Daimler Truck North America,” Fain said. “We’re here tonight to announce a major victory for the members who build Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Thomas Built buses. Today, we reached a tentative agreement with Daimler. What started thirty-two years ago this month at the Mt. Holly plant, when the courageous 17-day strikers stood up and won a historic, first of its kind agreement, has come full circle. Continue reading
Hyundai Expands Genesis Sudden Power Loss Recall
Hyundai Motor America is recalling 2022-2023 Genesis GV70, GV80, G80, and G90 vehicles because the fuel pump may fail, which can result in a loss of drive power. According to documents made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this is an expansion of a previous recall for the same safety defect. More than 31,000 vehicles are affected assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama or imported for sale into the United States.
“The low-pressure fuel pump assemblies in the vehicles may contain impellers that can deform under certain environmental conditions, such as high ambient temperature. Deformation of the impeller could cause the impeller to interfere with the fuel pump housing, resulting in a mechanical resistance that could lead to a shutdown of the fuel pump,” the NHTSA filing said. Continue reading →