Mack, UAW Announce New Three-Year Agreement

21 July 1998

Mack, UAW Announce New Three-Year Agreement

    LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.--July 20, 1998--United Auto Workers Vice President Jack Laskowski and Mack Executive Vice President Samuel L. Torrence announced Monday that employees represented by the UAW have ratified a new three- year master contract covering about 3,500 UAW members at Mack facilities in four states.
    The new contract takes effect today and will expire on Oct. 1, 2001.
    "Once again, the UAW and Mack have demonstrated their commitment to working in partnership toward our shared goals," said Torrence. "This agreement is a clear sign of the cooperative spirit that exists between Mack and the UAW. It will allow the company to continue growing our business, and improving our competitive position."
    Laskowski and Torrence called the contract a "win-win" agreement, and praised the work of local negotiators for both parties, whose efforts resulted in an agreement reached more than three months before the existing contract expired.
    The new contract covers members of UAW local No. 677 in Allentown, Macungie and Middletown, Pa.; No. 171 and No. 1247 in Hagerstown, Md; No. 2301 in Severn, Md; No. 5841 in Winnsboro, S.C. and No. 472 in Atlanta, Ga.
    In 1997, Mack became the only U.S. heavy truck manufacturer to record five straight years of market share growth, finishing the year with 12.5 percent of the U.S. retail market. The company increased production by 20 percent to 28,242 vehicles, and recorded net sales of $2.45 billion.
    Dedicated to quality, reliability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks Inc. has provided innovative, forward-thinking products and services to its customers worldwide for nearly a century. Mack is one of North America's largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, in addition to major product components.
    The company also markets a line of medium-duty diesel trucks throughout North America. MACK vehicles are sold and serviced in more than 65 countries worldwide.
    For more information about Mack, visit our Web site at www.macktrucks.com