[naviga:h3]GM, UAW reach new contract agreement[/naviga:h3]

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

The agreement avoids a strike for now. The UAW had set a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Sunday to reach a new agreement or go on strike.

Details of the proposed contract weren’t immediately available.

The UAW said local union leaders will meet in Detroit Wednesday to vote on the agreement. If they approve it, workers will then vote on it.

The proposed contract with GM covers nearly 53,000 U.S. auto workers.

Workers at Fiat Chrysler approved a new contract agreement last week. The union hasn’t yet reached an agreement with Ford.

[naviga:h3]Egg board CEO quits over e-mails[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — The CEO of the American Egg Board has stepped down earlier than planned, following the release of e-mails indicating she tried to stop the sale of a vegan mayonnaise at Whole Foods.

Joanne Ivy retired at the end of September. Before the release of the e-mails, the egg board said Ivy would retire Dec. 31.

The early departure comes as the USDA investigates the egg board regarding its actions related to Hampton Creek, a San Francisco startup that makes the eggless mayonnaise alternative Just Mayo.

[naviga:h3]American Airlines 3Q profits soar[/naviga:h3]

Fort Worth, Texas — American Airlines plans to offer a version of the low-fare, no-frills approach to flying that is boosting profit margins at discount carriers.

Officials at American, the world’s biggest airline, say they need to fight back against small but fast-growing rivals including Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

Beginning next year American will offer tickets with “less frills” but a “really cheap price” where it competes on nonstop flights with discount carriers.

[naviga:h3]J. Crew ends on-call worker scheduling[/naviga:h3]

ALBANY, N.Y. — J. Crew has agreed to end on-call scheduling at stores nationwide, following similar moves by several other major retailers, New York’s attorney general said.

In April, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office wrote to 13 retailers questioning the practice of keeping workers on call for shifts on short notice. The letter also cited possible violations of New York’s requirement to pay hourly staff for at least four hours when they report for work.

“Workers deserve protections that allow them to have a reliable schedule in order to arrange for transportation to work, to accommodate child care needs and to budget their family finances,” Schneiderman said.