Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 211 voted to pass the tentative agreement between the UAW and General Motors on Tuesday. A representative from the UAW said the vote went well and was wrapped up by 10:30 p.m. Nationally, General Motors and the UAW reached the tentative agreement on Oct. 25. Union members across the country began voting on the new four-year contract on Friday. If ratified, the agreement would cover approximately 52,600 GM employees in the United States who are represented by the UAW, according to the labor organization, and would provide workers with an $8,000 signing bonus for traditional and in-progression team members and a $2,000 signing bonus for temporary employees, as well as a raise. Entry level production workers, who are currently paid between $15.78-$19.28 an hour, will be paid between $17-$22.50 an hour, eventually earning about $29 per hour. Meanwhile, those employees who were hired before 2007 will receive 3 percent raises for the first and third contract years and a 4 percent lump sum bonus in the second and fourth years. There also will be an annual lump sum performance bonus of $1,000 to eligible employees and annual quality bonuses of $500 to eligible employees when annual quality targets are met.
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