UAW workers at Detroit Axle plant ratify new contract

United Auto Workers (UAW) members voted by 84% Saturday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) at the company's axle facility in Redford, Mich.

The contract covers more than 400 workers at Daimler's Detroit Axle facility in Redford, which builds axles and transmissions. 

“I would like to congratulate the hardworking membership and bargaining committee at Detroit Axle on this major win. This agreement brings long overdue financial gains for our membership at Detroit Axle,” says Laura Dickerson, UAW Region 1A Director. “UAW members in Region 1A are showing that corporate greed is no match for working people. When we stand together, we win.”

UAW states the agreement secures profit-sharing and Cost-of-Living (COLA) benefits for the first time at Detroit Axle. Additionally, the agreement will raise wages for some workers by as much as 50% through the life of the agreement, UAW states.

In a statement to TPS, DTNA wrote it and the UAW "have successfully reached a new collective bargaining agreement for the Detroit Axle unit, covering approximately 400 hourly employees at Detroit Diesel Corporation. The new agreement is effective immediately and will run through Oct. 26, 2029."

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