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UAW Union Workers Score Bigger Raises Than GM’s Salaried Staff

The UAW secured average annual raises of 5.4% a year, plus cost-of-living allowances that will lift increases to more than 6% this year — gains not seen in decades. — The UAW secured average annual raises of 5.4% a year, plus cost-of-living allowances that will lift increases to more than 6% this year — gains not seen in decades.
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By David Welch and Keith Naughton

December 6, 2023 at 4:46 PM UTC

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The United Auto Workers union managed to negotiate better raises for members than the average bump General Motors Co. plans to give salaried staff.

After a six-week strike at GM, Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV, the UAW secured average annual raises of 5.4% a year, plus cost-of-living allowances that will lift increases to more than 6% this year — gains not seen in decades. Salaried workers, meanwhile, will get an average boost of 3.5% this year at GM, which is in the range of what the automaker usually gives, people familiar with the matter said.