Total active UAW-represented employees including supplementals: ~43,000 (as of Dec. 31, 2022)
Hourly Labor Costs
The average hourly labor cost including all earnings, benefits and other payments is ~$63/hour (compared to $64/hour in 2022). Average annual compensation is more than $126,000 a year.
The average full-time hourly represented employee saw a ~20% increase in their earnings (inclusive of profit sharing) over the term of the contract, increasing annual earnings to nearly $100,000.
Compensation
Most UAW-represented employees received 3% base rate wage increases in 2020 and 2022 and 4% lump sum payments upon ratification in 2019 and 2021.
Production Employees (non-skilled)
- Wages
- Supplemental: $15.78/hour starting wage
- Grow to top rate of $19.28 in four years
- In Progression: $18.04/hour starting wage
- Grow to top rate of $31.77 in eight years
- ~79% of non-skilled In Progression production workers at top wage rate by end of contract (September 2023)
- ~72% of total non-skilled, full-time production employees are In Progression
- Traditional: $31.77 top wage rate (assembly division)
- Supplemental: $15.78/hour starting wage
Skilled Trades
- Starting wage rate: ~$36.47 depending on classification (progress to maximum rate after 90 days on-roll)
- Maximum wage rate: $38.10
87% full-time hourly employees (skilled and non-skilled) at top wage rate for their classification.
UAW-represented employees were eligible for individual profit sharing payments totaling more than $44,700 during the contract term. In addition, employees on average received another $19,500 in bonus payments.
A history of profit sharing payments can be found here: https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=16851&mid=&searchresult=true&searchTerms=profit+sharing
With the 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement, profit sharing payments are calculated based on the year-end Adjusted EBIT margin of the North American region reported in the Stellantis N.V. year-end financial results at $900 per 1% of profit margin. Actual payments are based on individual compensated hours.
Workforce Composition
Stellantis converted nearly 5,100 supplemental employees to full-time over the term of the contract.
Healthcare Benefits
Stellantis UAW-represented employees make no premium contributions toward their healthcare benefits and pay only about 3% of the total cost, compared to more than 30% for non-bargaining unit employees.
They have choices between multiple medical plan options, as well as dental and vision coverage from reputable national carriers. Plus, these plans include a broad network of national providers with access to additional health and wellness benefits.
Stellantis’ annual health care expenses for active UAW-represented hourly employees alone are expected to be nearly $900 million in 2023.
Defined Benefit Plan
30% of the UAW-represented workforce have a defined benefit plan (employees hired before October 2007)
Investments
Investments in U.S facilities totaled $12.6 billion, exceeding the $9 billion committed to in the 2019 agreement.