Strike Threat at Allison Transmission Strips out Tiers

Allison Transmission workers in Indianapolis made restoring equality through ending contract tiers their priority—and threatened to strike to back up their demands. Photo: UAW.

February 07, 2024 / Luis Feliz Leon

Fifteen hundred auto workers in Indianapolis made their New Year’s resolution public: unless Allison Transmission agreed to eliminate tiers in wages, benefits, shift premiums, and holidays, they would hit the bricks.

“The fight plan throughout negotiations was ending tiers,” said Phil Shupe, a 10-year assembler on tier two and bargaining committee member. “We weren't going to accept anything from the company that had any more division. We stood firm that we all needed to be equal.”

Workers at Allison make commercial heavy-duty automatic transmissions for fire trucks, school buses, and tanks, as well as hybrid propulsion systems.

Auto Workers (UAW) Local 933 members there hadn’t struck since the 1970s. But in December, they rejected Allison’s offer by 96 percent.

FULL story: https://labornotes.org/2024/02/strike-threat-allison-transmission-strips-out-tiers