Auto strike nears end as UAW, GM reach deal

The United Auto Workers, or UAW, and General Motors announced on Monday that they had reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, ending a six-week coordinated strike against Detroit automakers that became the longest auto strike in the United States in 25 years.

The deal came after the UAW reached similar deals last week with Ford and Stellantis, which makes Ram, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles.

All three tentative deals must be approved by local UAW leaders and then ratified by a simple majority of each automaker's union-represented workers. That process will take several days.