Ford's Canadian employees have accepted the agreement reached between the Unifor union and the automaker. Auto123 has the details.
Over the weekend, Canadian Ford employees - members of the Unifor union - voted on the tentative agreement reached with Ford last week. In all, 54 percent of the 5,600 members working at Ford sites in Canada voted in favour of the agreement.
Unifor members demonstrating support in Edmonton Photo: Unifor The new three-year agreement includes significant wage gains and pension improvements. It will enable Ford to invest in increased production at one of its powertrain plants, in Windsor, Ontario, starting in 2025. Hourly wages for workers with four years' seniority, the new deadline for earning the highest production wage , will rise by 13.6% overnight following ratification of the agreement. Long-serving workers will earn $42.39 an hour from September 25, up from $37.33 previously. The new wage includes a cost-of-living allowance of $1.21 per hour, which will be paid for the duration of the agreement.
She added that “This contract invests in our talented and dedicated employees who remain consistently focused on the critical work of assembling our vehicles, building our engines and components, improving customer satisfaction and accelerating parts delivery service to more than 400 dealerships.”
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