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Volvo Trucks North America announced this weekend that it had reached a three-year agreement with the United Auto Workers. Striking employees will go back to work March 24.
The agreement with UAW Local #2069 covers about 2,600 employees at the Greensboro firm’s New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va. The new contract goes into effect March 17 and is good through March 16, 2011.
Production of Volvo’s VT, VN and VHD trucks at the plant stopped after the UAW and its affiliated #2069 went on strike at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 31, when the company’s contract with the union ran out.
“This agreement will help us improve the competitiveness of our NRV plant, while continuing to provide our employees with a very competitive package of wages and benefits,” said Per Carlsson, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America. “Our focus now is on getting trucks to our customers as soon as possible, and strengthening our relationship with our NRV employees.”
Volvo Trucks North America is part of the Swedish company, Volvo Group.