Unifor is “meeting resistance” from Ford on several priority issues, Preisdent Lana Payne says, including pension and wage improvements for members.
Unifor has received and rejected two “economic” offers from Ford Motor Co. of Canada, union President Lana Payne told members Thursday, as contract talks bear down on the Sept. 18 expiry of the two parties’ current deal.
While considerable distance remains between the two sides, Payne said, “talks have by no means stalled” and there is “constructive dialogue” in certain areas. By that point, workers at Detroit Three plants in the United States may already be off the job. The UAW’s contracts with the three automakers was set to expire Sept. 14 with little prospect of a deal.
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