Agreement at Dauch Corp in Michigan heads to ratification amid strikes and pickets in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
The United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement with Dauch Corp, formerly American Axle, after a 10-day strike at the company’s Three Rivers, Michigan, plant. Members of UAW Local 2093 will vote on the deal, and the union said the strike will continue until ratification. Union officials said the pact would lift the top wage to $30 an hour by 2030—about a 36% increase over four years—keep healthcare premiums unchanged, expand paid time off, and provide a $2,000 ratification bonus.
In Mexico City, teachers with the CNTE maintain a strike encampment at the Zócalo and recently clashed with riot police as they press for higher pay and restoration of a state-guaranteed pension; transport workers also protested unsafe conditions. In Canada, Metro Vancouver Regional District outside workers represented by the GVRDEU picketed Queen Elizabeth Park and escalated job action after 17 months without a contract, citing health and safety and anti-contracting-out demands. In Los Angeles, UNITE HERE Local 11 food and beverage workers at SoFi Stadium ratified a contract with at least 30% raises and protections related to federal immigration enforcement, averting a strike ahead of World Cup matches.