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The
UAW and Mack Trucks had reached a tentative deal in October that
included a 19% pay raise, but union workers overwhelmingly
rejected it and went on a strike.
The deal had also included a $3,500 ratification bonus, improved
retirement benefits and a reduction in the time needed to get to
top pay, but some Mack Workers complained the raise was too
small to keep up with inflation.
"After 39 days on strike, UAW members at Mack Trucks have voted
by 93% to ratify their new contract with significant local
improvements," the union said in a post on messaging platform X,
earlier known as Twitter.
Mack Trucks said the new contract guaranteed "significant wage
growth," and covered its employees at facilities in
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida.
However, the UAW and Mack Trucks did not reveal details of the
new contract and did not reply to requests for comment.
The deal comes as the UAW is the midst of labor ratification
votes at Detroit's Big Three automakers, where workers went on
strike for more than six weeks seeking better wages, working
conditions and cost-of-living adjustments.
General Motors' tentative labor deal with the union closed in on
ratification as the votes were counted on Wednesday. Voting at
Ford and Stellantis is still under way, and workers at both
companies were favoring ratification by comfortable margins.
Mack Trucks, which was bought by Volvo in 2000, is one of North
America's largest makers of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath, Shubham Kalia and Mrinmay Dey in
Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K)
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