Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the United Automobile Workers union reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a new contract that could establish a pattern for labor deals at the other two American carmakers, General Motors and Ford, the New York Times reported today. The deal was reached after marathon bargaining sessions between the two sides that began on Sunday when the union picked Fiat Chrysler as the first company to negotiate with. Previous four-year labor deals with the Detroit automakers expired at midnight on Monday. GM and Ford each agreed to extend their UAW contracts while Fiat Chrysler negotiated with the union, and will most likely continue the extensions during their own upcoming talks.
