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The new labor agreement takes effect immediately and runs until Oct. 1,
2010, the company said in a release. Workers at local unions in six states
have been on strike against the company since Oct. 23, alleging unfair labor
practices.
Among new provisions in the contract were increased health care cost
sharing and an improved new hire package, the release said.
The UAW also has dropped all unfair labor practice charges filed with the
National Labor Relations Board, the release said.
International Truck and Engine, a unit of Warrenville-based Navistar
International Corp., shifted customer orders to its other locations when the
strike began in order to keep production going.
"We expect the new agreements to result in operational and cost
improvements at these facilities while maintaining a good quality of life
for our employees and retirees," said Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar's chairman,
president and chief executive.
The UAW represents employees at nine International Truck and Engine
facilities in Melrose Park; Indianapolis; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Springfield,
Ohio; Atlanta; York, Pa.; and Dallas.
[Associated Press]
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