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UAW Bargain Highlights 1937-1999

 
Grievance Procedure  1937 GM/Chrysler Sitdown strikes for recognition
Arbitration 1939 Chrysler 7 wk. strike
  1940    Umpire System 4 wk. strike in 1939
Seniority 1937 GM/Chrysler department-wide seniority
  1950s-60s plant- & division-wide seniority
  1955 area-wide preferential hiring
  1976 transfer with corporate seniority to other plants
Cost of Living 1948 GM company offer
Pensions 1949 Ford $100/mo. w/Social Security
1950 Chrysler advance funding [104 day strike]
  1958   early retirement benefit
  1970  GM "30-and-out" [67 day strike]
Union Shop 1941 Ford with dues check off [8 day recognition strike]
  1948-55 GM, Chrysler, Briggs & 0thers  
Job/Income Security 1955 Ford Supplemental Unemployment Benefits [SUB] @ 60% new/26 wks.
  1967 Ford SUB @ 95% net/52 wks [8 wk. strike]
  1982

SUB=104 wks for 10 yr. employee, limited by funding

Guaranteed Income Stream [GIS] for laid-off workers with 15+ yrs. to 62

  1984   JOBS Banl at full pay instead of layoff caused by productivity/outsourcing
  1987   Secure Employment Levels [SEL] reduced by one for every two retirees
   1990  

36 wk. cap on volume-related layoff during contract term [then to JOBS Bank]

GIS coverage extended to employees w/10+ yrs. seniority

SUB benefit no longer limited by funding

Advance notice of outsourcing, company must consider union counterbid

  1996 SEL formula replaces retirees 1:1 under certain conditions
  1999   Flowback rights to GM & guarantee of pension/healthcare for Delphi workers
Medical Benefits 1943   voluntary check off for group plan
  1950   company pays 50% of premium & coverage extended to family
  1953   coverage extended to retirees
  1961   company pays 100% of family premium & 50% of retirees
  1964   company pays full retirees premium
Vacations with pay 1940   maximum 1 wk vacation, no paid holidays
  1990   maximum 5 wks vacation (20+ yrs srty), 15 paid holidays per year
Health & Safety

1961

1973

1976

 

1984

Chrysler

 

right to strike on health & safety grievances

Hiubt H&S Committee & union H&S rep [9 day strike]

Joint Training of H&S reps

Joint training of employees; research on occupational hazards