Ford has reached a proposed tentative agreement with the UAW on a new labour contract for its US workforce.
Ford said in a statement that it 'can confirm the UAW's announcement that the UAW and Ford have reached a proposed tentative agreement on a four-year contract'. Further details, the company said, will be provided at a later date.
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"Our national negotiators elected by their local unions have voted to recommend to the UAW-Ford National Council the proposed tentative agreement," said Rory Gamble – the UAW's chief negotiator for its Ford Department. "Our negotiating team worked diligently during the General Motors strike to maintain productive negotiations with Ford. The pattern bargaining strategy has been a very effective approach for UAW and its members to secure economic gains around salary, benefits and secured over US$6 billion in major product investments in American facilities, creating and retaining over 8,500 jobs for our communities."
"Out of respect for our members, we will refrain from commenting or releasing full details of the agreement until the UAW-Ford Council leaders meet and review the details," said Gamble.
UAW President Gary Jones thanked the national negotiators for their hard work. "Vice President Gamble, his staff and the Ford negotiating team have worked tirelessly to reach an agreement that preserves job security and rewards UAW Ford members for their quality work," said Jones. "These were long and hard hours, but I feel confident they were able to secure a contract that protects our member's future."
The UAW-Ford National Council will meet to go over details of the proposed Tentative Agreement. If adopted as a Tentative Agreement, it will go to all Ford hourly and salary members for a ratification vote.
The UAW will meet on Friday in Detroit with hundreds of local leaders to go over the details.
The Ford deal is expected to follow the basic pattern set in the recently agreed GM contract, which followed a costly six-week strike.
