UAW 31 begins voting on tentative contract with General Motors

United Auto Workers began voting to approve or reject a new labor contract with General Motors on Monday…

United Auto Workers Local 31, located on the Kansas side of Kansas City, produces the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4 at the GM Kansas City Fairfax Assembly Plant. 

As reported, UAW negotiators reached a tentative agreement with GM at the end of October, after over a month of strikes across the U.S. Workers at the Fairfax Plant did not hit the picket line, but many employees were laid off in September due to strikes causing a shortage of parts. 

The tentative agreement includes a 25-percent pay raise over the next four years and an immediate 11-percent raise in 2023. 

The contract also includes cost of living adjustments and 391 million dollars to update the Fairfax Plant for electric vehicle production.