P.M. BRIEFING : Accord Ends Navistar Strike
- Share via
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Negotiators today reached a settlement ending a strike by 8,000 Navistar International Corp. employees in six states.
Navistar spokesman Bill Greenhill said the employees who walked out at midnight Friday after a contract extension ran out would begin returning today. Navistar, formerly International Harvester, makes trucks and diesel engines.
The tentative agreement was reached about 3 a.m. after 19 hours of talks between the company and the United Auto Workers, union officials said.
Details of the agreement were withheld pending a meeting of the union bargaining committee on Wednesday, but Bill Casstevens, UAW secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator, said the pact “meets the membership’s needs for continued job and income security while making important improvements in economic areas.”
UAW spokesman Reg McGhee said a ratification vote could begin this week. Workers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland and Texas were affected by the strike.
Inside the business of entertainment
The Wide Shot brings you news, analysis and insights on everything from streaming wars to production — and what it all means for the future.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
