Workers with Canadian union Unifor vote in favor of Ford contract By Reuters

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<p>By Nathan Gomes and Mrinmay Dey</p>
<p>(Reuters) -Canadian labor union Unifor said on Sunday its members had voted to ratify a new contract with Ford Motor (NYSE:), a relief for the Detroit automaker locked in a separate tussle with its U.S. union over demands for better pay and benefits in the country.</p>
<p>Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, said its members at Ford ratified a new three-year collective agreement.</p>
<p>Ford has offered the union members wage increases of up to 25% in its new contract. The agreement provides a 10% wage increase for the first year followed by increases of 2% and 3% through the second and third years and a $10,000 productivity and quality bonus to all employees on the active roll of the company. </p>
<p>The Detroit automaker reached a last-minute deal earlier this week, preventing walkouts at its Canadian operations. On Friday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced an expansion of its U.S. strikes against General Motors (NYSE:) and Stellantis (NYSE:). </p>
<p>The UAW said it had made real progress in talks with Ford, but that its workers would remain on strike at the automaker’s Wayne, Michigan, assembly plant.</p>
<p>Unifor had sought improved wages and pensions, support in the transition to electric vehicles and additional investment commitments from Ford. The union has yet to reach a deal with Stellantis and GM to avoid walkouts at their Canadian facilities.</p>
<p>Ford’s new deal covers Unifor members at the company’s plants in Ontario, as well as its parts distribution centers in Bramalea and Paris, Ontario, and in Alberta.</p>
<p>Unlike the UAW, Unifor chose one of the Detroit Three as a “target” to negotiate with first – in this case, Ford – in a pattern bargaining tactic used to set the tone for subsequent deals with other companies.</p>
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