Unifor shifts sights to Ford after reaching tentative deal with Fiat Chrysler
TORONTO — As the union representing auto workers turns its attention to its final target, Unifor president Jerry Dias says that securing investment for Ford’s engine plant in Windsor, Ont., is his top priority.
“Their operations are getting pretty old,” Dias said in an interview Tuesday. “We haven’t had investment for quite a while, so we need a new engine program.”
Now that agreements have been struck with two out of the three automakers, Dias is gearing up for what he predicts will be an “interesting” set of talks with Ford.
Unifor hammered out a tentative deal with Fiat Chrysler just ahead of a strike deadline Monday that will see the automaker invest $554 million in its Ontario plants.