(Reuters) - Members of the United Auto Workers union at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, and Erlanger, Kentucky, facilities have reached a tentative agreement with the company, the union said on Friday.
Workers secured victories on all fronts - job security, health care costs, and time off, the UAW said in a statement on Saturday. It said GE will cover nearly all health care premium increases over the term of the contract and workers will receive additional vacation time.
The tentative agreement covers
a five-year term and secures strong job security protections for both Erlanger and Evendale locations, including minimum headcount and new work, the statement said.
On Friday, the UAW said in an X post that members will vote on ratification on September 19. Until then, all picket lines will continue.
"We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the UAW covering employees at our Evendale and Erlanger facilities and we look forward to continuing to work side-by-side to serve our customers," a GE Aerospace spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
In late August, over 600 workers from the union went on strike after failing to reach a new contract agreement with the company.
The strike marked the latest flashpoint in a broader wave of labor actions across the aerospace and aviation industries, where unions have sought to leverage demand for skilled workers into better contracts.
Pilots, flight attendants, machinists and engineers have all pushed for higher pay and tougher job protections in recent years.
GE's Evendale plant builds marine and industrial engines for the U.S. Navy, while the Erlanger facility supplies parts to some of the company's engine plants.
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra and Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona, Chris Reese and David Gregorio)
