TORONTO—Nearly 9,000 Canadian Auto Workers have ratified a landmark three-year deal with Ford Canada that will frame looming labour talks between the union and the country’s beleaguered auto industry.
Last night, 78 percent of Ford Canada’s workers voted in favour of the agreement, which will increase pension payments and extend the life an assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont. by one year, the CAW said.
CAW president Buzz Hargrove said yesterday the agreement is a “victory” and that it looks after workers past and present.