Workers at Daimler Truck in North Carolina will receive a 25% pay hike after their union secured a last-minute agreement with the German commercial vehicle maker late Friday. The wage increase will be spread over four years, said Shawn Fain, the president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW). Last year, the UAW achieved increases of similar magnitude at the auto giants General Motors, Ford and Stellantis after weeks of strike action. A strike at Daimler Truck plants in North Carolina was due to begin on Saturday without the deal. The German company builds Freightliner lorries in the south-ea…