Unifor plans to have members vote on its tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada over the weekend, according to a schedule for ratification meetings shared with members.
Unifor plans to have members vote on its tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada over the weekend, according to a schedule for ratification meetings shared with members.
Unifor President Lana Payne said the tentative agreement addresses “all of the items” members raised as priorities before talks opened in August. The union plans to hold information sessions early Saturday and open voting shortly after, according to an update shared with members of Local 707 in Oakville.
The aggressive tactics and public demands of UAW President Shawn Fain over the past several months has “raised expectations for autoworkers on both sides of the border,” Savage added. Whether those expected gains are enough to sway hourly Ford workers, however, will have to wait until the vote, Savage said.The tentative deal would not be the first endorsed by Unifor’s bargaining committees to be recently voted down. In July, Unifor members at 27 Metro grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area rejected a union-recommended collective agreement, resulting in a monthlong strike.