Canada's Unifor union begins Detroit Three negotiations with Ford

By Nora Eckert

DETROIT, ‌June 22 (Reuters) - ​Canadian ​auto union Unifor began negotiations with Ford Motor on Monday, commencing ‌talks on new contracts with the so-called ⁠Detroit Three of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis ‌to try to improve ‌pay, job security and benefits for its nearly 19,000 members at those companies.

• Existing ​collective agreements between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers expire on September 20.

• ⁠The union began the negotiations with Ford because the automaker has ​been most committed to continuing its operations in Canada, the union said.

• ​Unifor set a deadline of ‌July 10 to reach a deal with Ford, which it will ⁠then take to the other two automakers.

• The union said it has begun talks earlier ⁠than usual because economic conditions are unlikely to improve ​in the coming months and could worsen.

• Canada faces significant U.S. tariffs pending negotiations around the future ‌of the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement.

• Nearly 6,000 workers have been laid off ‌across plants owned by the three automakers ⁠as the companies ‌have shifted or ​paused production at several facilities.

(Reporting by Nora Eckert in DetroitEditing by David ‌Goodman)

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