UAW Brokers Raises And Job Security With FCA But Fails To End Two-Tier Pay Scales

The UAW accord with Fiat Chrysler likely offers enough in raises and other improvements to ensure ratification by the rank and file, but it notably keeps in place the divisive two-tier system for entry-level workers.

Officials from UAW locals at FCA plants convened in Detroit on Friday, Sept. 18, to hear details of the tentative four-year agreement reached by FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne and UAW President Dennis Williams three days earlier.