Ford Motor Co has revealed that around 8,000 U.S. workers represented by the United Auto Workers union will receive an average increase of $4.33 per hour as outlined in their current contract from 2019. The announcement comes as talks between Ford and the UAW for a new contract approach a strike deadline on September 14. Despite Ford’s wage increase proposals being deemed insufficient by the union, the company was the first among the Detroit Three automakers to present a detailed economic proposal. The pay increase is available to permanent hourly manufacturing employees who were hired before the 2019 contract effective date and were earning at least $24.40 per hour as of September 1, 2023.