Lana Payne: 'New order' in labour market gives workers an edge

it selected Ford to serve as the lead company in negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, which also include General Motors and Stellantis.

“There is a new order to these things right now and corporations in Canada need to make sure that they are paying workers well and have good quality jobs in order to attract and keep people.”Payne said the union has four key priorities in its contract talks with Ford – which will serve as a blueprint for negotiations with the other two big auto companies.

“Wages critically important, as they are at every bargaining table right now, given the state of the cost of living. But also this whole issue of what happens in the transition.” Workers had also started picket lines at Metro distribution centres to prevent stores from receiving deliveries – a move that saw Metro receive a temporary injunction on Tuesday before the two sidesWhile details of the deal weren’t immediately available, Unifor Local 414 president Gord Currie said the tentative agreement “acknowledges the economic struggle that many of our members face.”earlier in the labour action that they could not afford to buy food from the grocery stores where they worked.

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Unifor picks Ford Motors as lead company for bargaining in auto contract talksTORONTO — Unifor has picked Ford Motor Co. as the lead company of the Detroit Three automakers to hammer out a new contract. The union's national president Lana Payne says bargaining with Ford will serve as a blueprint for workers at General Motors and Stellantis, as the union focuses on securing electric vehicle production investments. She told a news conference in Toronto today that she is encouraged by Ford's transparency with the union in key areas, but warned workers are prepared to strike
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