Unifor’s tentative deal with Ford offers considerable immediate wage increases, pay hikes in each of the second and third years of the agreement, a $10,000 signing bonus and a compression of the previous wage grid.
Unifor’s tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. of Canada includes immediate wage increases of up to 22 per cent and a commitment to added engine production capacity in Windsor, Ont.
“This three-year deal meets the extraordinary moment we are in. It addresses each of our core priorities and provides significant, and in some cases ground-breaking, gains for everyone — active and retired,” Unifor President Lana Payne and other officials wrote in an introductory note. Wages for starting workers, including a $1.21 cost-of-living allowance fold-in, will jump 22 per cent as of Sept. 25, rising to $29.67 from $24.26 previously. For workers already at the top-end of the pay grid, wages will increase 13 per cent, to $42.39 from $37.33.
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