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By Corey Williams and Aisha I. Jefferson | The Associated Press - The United Auto Workers has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford, Stellantis and General Motors, resulting in a 25% general wage increase and cost of living raises for top-scale assembly plant workers, which has been a pillar of the Black middle class in America.
Autoworker jobs have long been a pillar of the Black middle class in America, and the strikes and the fight for higher wages have had even deeper significance for workers like Johnson.
As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford’s Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn’t just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes. Autoworker jobs have long been a pillar of the Black middle class in America, and the strikes and the fight for higher wages have had even deeper significance for workers like Johnson.
UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes
UAW reaches deal with General Motors that ends strikes against Detroit automakers pending votes