The United Auto Workers has struck a tentative labor deal with General Motors Co., avoiding a strike that would have dented the company’s U.S. production and clearing the path for members to vote on the proposal, which sets pay and benefits for the next four years, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Union officials didn’t disclose details of the agreement, which covers 52,600 union-represented members at GM. UAW officials, in a statement, said the deal presents “significant” wage gains and job commitments, and provides a road map for entry-level workers to grow into the more senior hourly wage. UAW officials will brief local union leaders this week, and those leaders will vote Wednesday. Members at GM’s dozens of unionized U.S. factories and facilities will vote shortly after on whether to ratify the deal.
