Ford Set To Start Talks With The UAW Tomorrow — Tensions High But Outlook Is Optimistic

The United Auto Workers union said on Friday it has chosen Ford Motor Co as the next U.S. automaker the union will negotiate with after workers at General Motors Co approved a new contract deal.

The UAW said 57% of hourly workers at GM voted to approve the deal to end a contentious 40-day U.S. strike, the longest automotive labor stoppage since 1970.

GM Chairman and Chief Executive Mary Barra said in a statement the new contract “recognizes our employees for the important contributions they make to the overall success of the company, with a strong wage and benefit package and additional investment and job growth in our U.S. operations.”

The UAW and Ford, the second-largest U.S. automaker, will begin talks on Monday, the union said. Ford and the UAW said earlier this month they had made “significant progress” in addressing many bargaining issues...

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MDarringer - 10/27/2019 11:01:16 AM

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57%? Wow! That's confidence in the union.

PUGPROUD - 10/27/2019 1:00:32 PM

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GM deal set the bar so if union smart (a stretch) just accept similar term for Ford employees and protect their current earnings versus strike fund wages. You are probably saying to yourself "Sure but it ain't going to happen."

MDarringer - 10/27/2019 2:57:13 PM

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The real test will be FCA which is in a very precarious place. Ford could be tricky as well given their product change.

xjug1987a - 10/27/2019 3:15:06 PM

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IMO automotive mfg in the USA will look nothing like it does today in 20 years. GM, Ford n FCA cannot continue to prosper with this competitive disadvantage. Basic economics tells us they must lower costs to survive and that means no UAW extortion or simply moving out of America...

While all other foreign owned automotive mfrs prosper our American company’s continue to be strangled.... their continuing market share losses and quality are evidence of their decline. GM continues to disappoint by caving in on this deal... sad.....

MDarringer - 10/27/2019 6:22:04 PM

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Geely will buy FCA for Jeep, Dodge, and Ram. They will spit out Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati.

Ford and VW will merge and that could cause SEAT and Skoda to disappear.

Toyota will buy GM.

Geely or Toyota will buy Tesla.

xjug1987a - 10/28/2019 4:44:59 PM

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I hope you’re wrong but...,? Be interesting to see the UAW negotiate with the Communist Chinese... these pathetic losers are pushing these companies into the arms of acquisition.

xjug1987a - 10/28/2019 4:50:04 PM

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GM and Ford are different companies as is FCA so why should the degenerate employees demand the same pkgs? Ford should start with the current pkgs paid to transplant mfrs... the UAW is a cancer...