GM to promote 1,350 temps to full-time as part of UAW strike agreement - Business Insider

they had come to a tentative agreement with improvements for workers' job security, health benefits, and a path for temporary workers to transition to full-time status.

"Converting temporary employees to permanent status was a top priority for your national negotiators," the UAW wrote in aThat path to permanent employment, along with "the good wages and benefits that brings" is "significant progress for our temporary brothers and sisters," the UAW said. The agreement with GM in October followed a nearly five-week long strike by almost 50,000 GM employees.

Not all temporary employees will be converted, though. The promotions prioritize employees with three or more years of continuous work at GM and will move toward transitioning less senior employees next year, according to the summary of the contract. In turn for the promotions, the UAW agreed to GM's plans to close a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, as well as two smaller plants in Maryland and Michigan,

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Morgan Stanley has promoted 130 new managing directors for its 2020 class - Business InsiderThat's fewer new MD promotions than in recent years at the investment bank, which has been cutting costs and jobs in recent months.
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »

Three key trends we took away from CES 2020 - Business InsiderAnalysts at Business Insider Intelligence highlight three key trends from the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show.
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »

YouTube child content policy change hurting creator revenue: Yoola CEO - Business InsiderYoola CEO Eyal Baumel told Business Insider that while he lauds the idea of YouTube doing more for kids, as it stands, it's bad for business.
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »

I built a 7-figure business without an MBA — here's how - Business InsiderLuisa Zhou argues that not having an MBA was actually beneficial — and a big reason why she's made over a million in revenue in less than a year. BernieSanders AOC ewarren JoeBiden AndrewYang SpeakerPelosi PeteButtigieg MikeBloomberg You are asaian
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »