Caterpillar and United Auto Workers reach new six-year labor agreement

During a vote held this weekend, Caterpillar employees represented by the United Auto Workers within the Central Agreement voted to ratify a new six-year contract with the company. We are pleased to have reached what we believe to be a fair, reasonable and comprehensive agreement.

The new contract will go into effect March 13. The agreement covers approximately 7,000 hourly production employees within Central Illinois and York, PA

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Our Central Labor Agreement expired March 1, 2023. We aim to reach an agreement that positions Caterpillar, our facilities and our employees to compete and succeed long into the future. We will always uphold the principles of good faith bargaining, and will negotiate directly with the UAW team, respecting their very important role in the process.

Updates

March 1, 2023: Caterpillar and United Auto Workers reach tentative agreement 

Caterpillar and the United Autoworkers have reached a new six-year tentative labor agreement. 

The union will schedule a ratification vote soon, and we will communicate the date. The current agreement will be extended until the voting is complete. We will communicate the results as soon as they become available. 

February 24, 2023: Subcommittee negotiations between the company and the union continued this week and all topics are now concluded. Main Table negotiations on the major economic topics were discussed on Friday with the company providing a revised economic proposal. Economic negotiations will continue through the weekend. 

February 17, 2023: Subcommittee negotiations between the company and the union continued this week, with most topics concluded. Main Table negotiations on the major economic topics were also initiated this week, with the company providing a revised economic proposal and the union responding with its counterproposal. Next week the economic negotiations will continue, as well as the finalization of any open subcommittee topics. 

February 10, 2023: Subcommittee negotiations between the company and the union occurred this week. Subcommittees will also continue meetings next week on remaining topics. In preparation for the economic negotiations that start next week at the Main Table, the company and union also held a Main Table meeting where the company presented the current approach to wage increases. This was an informational session, and each group also had the opportunity to ask questions and provide further clarity.  

February 3, 2023 – Subcommittee negotiations between the company and the union occurred this week and will continue next week. The company and union also had a Main Table meeting on Thursday where the union passed its next economic proposal. These discussions are also expected to continue next week. 

January 27, 2023 – Main table negotiations began January 23, with the company and union exchanging Central Agreement labor contract and benefits proposals. This included the opportunity for both parties to ask for clarifications and questions regarding each other’s proposals. Subcommittee negotiations start on Monday, January 30.  

January 20, 2023: Negotiations on the four local agreements between Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers concluded on January 20. Central bargaining will begin the week of January 23.

January 13, 2023: Negotiations on the four local agreements are occurring this week and will continue next week between Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers with the goal of concluding those negotiations by January 20. The teams will return for Central bargaining the week of January 23.

January 9, 2023: On January 5, Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers opened negotiations for a new labor agreement. The current agreement expires on March 1, 2023. The parties will begin negotiations on the four local agreements on January 9, and aim to conclude those negotiations by January 20. We will then begin negotiations on the Central Agreement the week of January 23. We will bargain in good faith and aim to reach an agreement that positions Caterpillar, our facilities and our employees to compete and succeed into the future.