Biden praises UAW-Daimler Truck agreement as a 'testament to the power of collective bargaining'
Source: WRAL/CNN
Posted 4:01 p.m. Today - Updated 4:00 p.m. Today
New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden praised the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck for reaching a tentative in the eleventh hour Friday night, preventing a potential strike affecting 7,300 workers. “This agreement is a testament to the power of collective bargaining and shows that we can build a clean energy economy with strong, middle-class union jobs,” Biden said in a statement Sunday.
The “record contract” includes raises of more than 25% over the next four years, inflation protections like cost-of-living considerations, and the first profit-sharing deal in Daimler history, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday night on Facebook Live.
Daimler is a major manufacturer of trucks and buses, responsible for producing Thomas Built buses, one of the most popular brands of school buses in the United States. CNN has reached out to Daimler Truck for comment.
The tentative agreement comes on the heels of increased momentum for the UAW. Earlier this month, hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelming voted to join the union, a major breakthrough in the union’s effort to organize workers at plants nationwide.
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Link to White House STATEMENT - Statement from President Joe Biden on the UAW Tentative Agreement
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Great to hear workers are getting what they deserve!!! 
