Mack Trucks, UAW workers reach agreement

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) employed by Mack Trucks have ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement.

According to Greensboro, North Carolina-based Mack, the new agreement covers about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. The facility in Pennsylvania makes several truck models used in waste and recycling applications.

The mid-November ratification follows a round of negotiations that included an initial agreement in early October that, several days later, was rejected by the overall Mack-employed UAW membership.

“The new agreement guarantees significant wage growth and delivers excellent benefits for our employees and their families,” Mack President Stephen Roy says. “At the same time, it will safeguard our competitiveness and allow us to continue making the necessary investments in our people, plants and products.”

While a news release issued by Mack Trucks says the agreement is for five years, a statement posted to the UAW website instead calls it a four-year contract.

“Through the new four-year agreement, the UAW looks to further expand its long-term relationship with Mack Trucks,” says Ray Curry, UAW secretary-treasurer and director of the UAW Heavy Truck department.

“Our members look forward to returning to their jobs of designing and building Mack Trucks for the marketplace.”

Mack Trucks is part of the Sweden-based Volvo Group, which globally employs about 100,000 people and in 2022 had net sales of about $47 billion.