NEW YORK: The US auto workers union has reached a tentative deal with General Motors on a new labor contract paving the way to end a six-week strike at major car manufacturing plants, Western media reported on Monday.
Earlier Stellantis and Ford have signed the deals with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
The UAW began the strike on September 15, marking the first simultaneous work stoppage of the production of three carmakers.
Workers were demanding for higher wages and other improvements, in particular related to the transition to making electric vehicles.
A source familiar with the discussion told media about the agreement without providing further details.
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According to CNBC negotiations with GM took place on Sunday night and into the early morning.
The deal is similar to earlier agreements with Ford and Stellantis, including a 25 percent hourly pay increase and cost-of-living adjustments.
GM and the union refused to comment on the development when contacted by the media.
The strike mobilized more than 45,000 of the UAW’s and 146,000 employees of the big three automakers.
Earlier UAW President Shawn Fain in a statement said that record profits mean record contracts.
