(LORDSTOWN, OHIO) - United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 1112 has reached a landmark tentative agreement at Ultium Cells in Lordstown, marking a historic breakthrough for Electric Vehicle Workers.

Ultium Cells is a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution.

Workers there build electric vehicle batteries for GM vehicles.

Members voted in 2022 to join the UAW.

This tentative agreement builds on the successes of the National Contract the UW forged last Fall as part of the Stand Up Strike and brings Ultium Cells Workers under the Master Agreement.

Wins include: A 30% raise over three years for production, quality, SRP and Material Handling Workers; Protected Paid Relief Time during shift; Guaranteed full pay for bereavement and jury duty; and more.

“Eighteen months ago, this company was on a low road path to poverty wages, unsafe conditions and a dark future for Battery Workers in America,” UAW President Shawn Fain said. “Ultium Workers said, ‘Hell no,’ got organized, and fought back.  Now they’ve more than doubled their wages by the end of this contract, won record health and safety language, and showed the world what it means to win a just transition.”

Local 1112 Shop Chair Josh Ayers said: “Organizing to win our Union took relentless persistence on behalf of hundreds of my Co-Workers at Ultium.  Negotiating this contract was no different.  We want this agreement to become a cornerstone for current and future battery plants across the Nation.  First we planned, then we took action and now we have a tentative agreement to be proud of.”