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UAW Workers Ratify Deal, End Strike at Parts Supplier ZF in Alabama

Written by Ethan Bernard

October 20, 2023

United Auto Workers (UAW) members ratified a labor deal at ZF Chassis Systems in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday, ending a nearly month-long strike.

“After a month on strike, UAW Local 2083 at ZF at Tuscaloosa, Ala., have ratified a new contract that eliminates wage tiers, and grants more time off, among other wins,” the UAW posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.

As previously reported, 190 workers at auto parts supplier ZF went on strike last month after voting down a contract from ZF. The plant supplies front axles to a Mercedes-Benz plant located nearby.

ZF had said when the strike was declared that the plant in Tuscaloosa would operate while talks with the union continued, according to a report at Reuters.

A global auto supplier, ZF is based in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It has locations around the world, including in the US.

Requests for further comment from the UAW and ZF were not returned by time of publication.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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