The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which reached an agreement earlier this week with Ford, has now struck a deal with GM that will preserve full employment as well as create 1,750 new jobs.
“We finally reached a tentative agreement,” CAW President Ken Lewenza told Agence France Presse (AFP) in Toronto, adding that workers had maintained their benefits as management had agreed to a “new, higher proposal.”
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He then turned to Chrysler, calling on it to “get serious” and adopt the pattern agreement reached with the other two automakers.
“This was a difficult couple of days,” said Lewenza, whose union had threatened to strike if its demands were not met.
The GM deal must still be approved by the company’s 5,600 Canadian employees, who are expected to hold a vote this weekend.
