Win for Auto Unions Socks Car Makers With Higher Costs, and Consumers Are Likely To Pay the Price
If approved by 146,000 union members, the settlements that ended the strikes mean that automakers will raise top assembly plant employee pay by more than 30 percent to around $42 an hour.

DETROIT — From generous pay and benefits to stronger job security, the United Auto Workers union won significant concessions in tentative settlements that have ended their strikes against Detroit’s three automakers.
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