GM CEO Mary Barra Joins UAW Negotiations in Sign Agreement Is Near
- Union called local leaders to Detroit for meeting on Thursday
- The two sides agree to make temps full-time after three years
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General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra met with United Auto Workers leaders at the main bargaining table Tuesday morning as the two sides inch closer to a tentative agreement that could end a strike now in its fifth week, people familiar with the matter said.
Barra and GM President Mark Reuss joined their labor relations team at the table a day after the union sent out a letter to its local presidents and chairmen telling them to travel to Detroit for a meeting on Thursday. The union typically calls its local leaders in to vote on whether to take a tentative agreement to the general membership for a ratification vote.