TORONTO – Unionized workers at Ford‘s Canadian operations have accepted a new contract with the automaker.
Unifor, which represents some 6,700 workers at Ford, says the deal was approved by 58 per cent of the employees who voted.
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The tentative contract was hammered out last week after marathon negotiations.
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Unifor says Ford has promised to invest $713 million in its Canadian operations and the deal includes two wage increases of two per cent over four years.
There are also signing bonuses that total $12,000 over the term of the contract.
Ford was the last of the Detroit Three automakers to reach a new contract with Unifor.