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Union workers score big pay gains as labour action sweeps US

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    The United Auto Workers’ 57,000 members at Ford wrested a hefty pay rise from the US carmaker this week following a strike that squeezed its production and profitability.

    Management agreed to a 25 pay rise over four years, including an immediate bump of 11 per cent, an offer far more generous than its initial bargaining position.

    “We told Ford to pony up and they did,” said UAW president Shawn Fain. “We won things nobody thought was possible.”

    The UAW’s victory at Ford is part of a trend towards higher wage growth among unionised workers in the US over the past year. Employers from airlines to freight railroads have agreed to new contracts with headline-grabbing pay increases. The gains come amid a resurgence of labour action in the wake of the pandemic.

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