General Motors reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers to
The deal includes a 25% hourly pay raise plus cost-of-living allowances over the more-than-four-year contract, according to the person, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly. GM's tentative agreement has similar economic terms to Ford's but it is unclear if there are differences terms including in retiree benefits, which has been a sticking point, according to the person.
The agreement still needs to be approved by GM's union members.
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GM's shares spiked 3.9% on the news before paring gains in premarket trading. The were up 1.1% as of 9:29 a.m.
The UAW expanded its walkout at GM on Oct. 28 by calling for another strike at the automaker's Spring Hill, Tennessee, plants. The UAW had previously targeted eight assembly plants and 38 parts-distribution facilities from the three automakers since the strike began Sept. 15, including GM's Arlington, Texas, facility that makes SUVs and a pickup truck plant in Missouri. The strikes at Ford and Stellantis NV ended when those companies reached tentative deals with the union.