Canada’s Unifor Picks Ford as Lead in Detroit Three Contract Talks
DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. of Canada has been selected as the lead company with which the Unifor labor union will bargain as they negotiate with Detroit’s three automakers on new contracts.
Unifor will bargain with Ford to establish a pattern for the four-year contracts that expire at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 21. The union selected Ford because it felt the most pressing issue was the future of Ford’s Oakville Assembly Complex southwest of Toronto. Reports have indicated it could lose its last remaining product in the coming years.