On Friday, Chrysler announced that it will pay hourly employees the second half of their ratification bonus early. The payment was due on December 21, but Chrysler said that they wanted to make the payment early because of the dedication of its workers. The bonus had been predicated on certain financial thresholds, which the company said that it was waiving.
See "Revived Chrysler rewards hourly workers with early bonus", Ben Klayman, Reuters, November 29, 2012