Ford and Canadian autoworkers strike tentative deal

Ford and Canadian autoworkers strike tentative deal
The Unifor union’s strike deadline was extended late Monday.

By Josh Rubin Business Reporter
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

https://www.thestar.com/business/ford-and-canadian-autoworkers-strike-tentative-deal/article_66b80a7d-54d9-5146-9b2b-5222b83010c9.html?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=C60005D1AADA1B52D32FA3F88D5F9E9F&utm_campaign=bn_199512

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The talks went into overtime, but as their American counterparts get set to expand their strike against all three Detroit automakers, Canadian auto workers look like they’ve avoided one of their own.

Negotiators at Ford Motor Company and the Unifor union reached tentative agreement on a new contract Tuesday, almost a full day after a strike deadline.

Terms of the deal weren’t immediately available, and it must still be ratified by Ford’s 5,600 Unifor members

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“We believe that this tentative agreement, endorsed by the entire master bargaining committee, addresses all of the items raised by members in preparation for this round of collective bargaining,” Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a written statement. “We believe that this agreement will solidify the foundations on which we will continue to bargain gains for generations of autoworkers in Canada.”

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Applegrove:

Main deal was on pensions as automation will reduce jobs into the future so pensions will be needed.