Ford Motor reached a tentative new collective agreement with Canadian union Unifor on Tuesday evening, averting what could have been a second strike at the automaker’s operations. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
The American company Ford Motor reached a new agreement in principle with the Canadian union Unifor on Tuesday evening, thus avoiding what could have been a second strike at the automaker’s factories in less than a week.
The contract negotiations with Unifor parallel those the company has in the United States with the United Auto Workers union, an unusual overlap that has put pressure on Ford and its two Detroit rivals, General Motors and Stellantis – the parent company of Chrysler -, with two unions simultaneously. lobby for more wages and benefits.
Unifor and the company did not disclose details of the tentative agreement, which covers about 5,600 members at Ford’s Canadian plants. The union said it would present details to members at meetings before the ratification vote.
Unlike the United States, where the UAW took an unorthodox approach to negotiations, Unifor took a more traditional route by targeting an automaker to reach an agreement first, intending to use that agreement as a model for the other two.
“This agreement generates the kind of gains our members need today and adds greater financial security for the future,” said John D’Agnolo, president of senior commerce at Unifor Ford.
Publication date: 09/20/2023
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