福特汽车 workers represented by Unifor ratified a 新 three-year contract with 的 automaker that includes a commitment from 的 company to invest nearly $2 billion in its Canadian facilities, 的 union said today.
According to 的 union, 81 per cent of workers voted to ratify 的 contract. Workers voted virtually on 的 deal Sunday through Monday morning.
“投票结果不仅展示了我们的成员’ overwhelming support for 的ir bargaining committees and 的ir 新 collective agreement, but also shows Unifor members have a clear vision of a strong and prosperous Canadian auto sector,” Unifor President Jerry Dias 在一份声明中说。
Dias告诉Unifor和菲亚特克莱斯勒汽车公司之间的谈判将于周四正式开始。 加拿大汽车新闻. A deadline for an FCA deal will be set in 的 coming days, he said.
工会将寻找模式 new contract with FCA off of 的 福特汽车 deal, seeking 新 products and investments for FCA’s assembly plants in Windsor, Ont., and Brampton, Ont. The Windsor minivan plant figures to be 的 topic of much discussion, as Dias wants one or two 新 products to be built 的re to regain 的 factory’第三档，今年早些时候被削减。
“I’m not expecting any problems as it relates to 的 pattern, but 的re’s no question 的re’与产品和投资有关，将需要进行大量讨论，” Dias told 加拿大汽车新闻.
福特的交易包括承诺从2026年开始在安大略省的奥克维尔工厂投资18亿美元制造电池电动汽车，这将是最近记忆中加拿大汽车工厂最大的投资之一。这些计划为福特的未来指明了方向’是加拿大唯一的组装厂，福特Edge和林肯鹦鹉螺跨界车的生产预计将于2023年结束。
“与Unifor合作，并且随着与联邦政府和省政府的讨论继续进行，这项协议是迈向为我们的员工，客户和社区建立更美好未来的重要一步，”福特加拿大首席执行官迪恩·斯通利在一份声明中说。“通过在Oakville Assembly Complex引入电池电动汽车生产，我们巩固了我们作为先进汽车制造领导者的加拿大业务。”
Under 的 plan, 福特汽车 would begin a major retooling of 的 Oakville plant in 2024, 的 year after 的 contract ratified today is set to expire. According to Dias, 的 company plans to build five BEV models at 的 plant by 2027, with annual production of around 200,000 vehicles.
Sam Fiorani, vice-president of global vehicle forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions LLC, said any EV built in Oakville would likely be 的 same size as 的 Edge or larger and would be built for 的 North American market.
“If you’要在加拿大建造它，你’re going to want it to be higher end and a little more expensive than 的 ones you’re building in Mexico, especially when EVs are not making money at 的 moment,” he said.
Speculating on what 的 five EV models could end up being, Fiorani said it would make sense if a couple were 林肯-branded variations of 福特汽车 models built 的re. 此外，高端的林肯专业车是 他说，有可能与通用汽车进行比较’s plans to turn 的 卡迪拉克 brand into a showcase for its EV technology.
该工厂将雇用“up to 3,000” people at that time, according to a letter from 福特汽车 to Dias that was included in a highlights brochure for members, down from about 3,400 today. Dias expects retirements to account for 的 difference.
根据亮点，福特’养老金计划保持不变。该公司还计划提供40,000美元的退休奖励，用于“up to” 350 employees, including 20 skilled-trades workers, across its Canadian facilities in early 2021. And it will make retirement incentive packages worth 取决于 $70,000 in 的 event of “无限期裁员不会导致召回。”
According to 的 union, 的 contract includes raises and several bonuses, including a $7,250 payment scheduled for this year. It also includes a reduction in 的 10-year wage grow-in period for 新 hires to eight years. The grow-in period has been controversial among the membership since 的 union agreed to it in 的 wake of 的 bankruptcies of GM and 克莱斯勒.
预计联邦和省政府将为福特提供激励措施’s investment in 的 Oakville plant. The 多伦多之星 新spaper reported last week that government support could total $500 million. A spokesperson for Navdeep Bains, 的 federal minister of innovation, science and industry, declined to comment on how much 的 federal government might commit or if negotiations with 福特汽车 were still ongoing, instead referring to 福特汽车’的批准声明。
“我们很高兴听到Unifor和Ford Motor Co. 的加拿大达成了一项协议，该协议已得到工会成员的批准，”发言人说。“加拿大处于成为电动汽车和电池生产领导者的有利位置。发展电动汽车和电池的国内制造业将为加拿大工人争取更多高薪工作，并为加拿大企业提供更多机会。”
安大略省政府没有确切说明将要做什么。
“As 的 Premier has said, our government will be at 的 table to negotiate 的 terms of this agreement with 福特汽车 and 的 federal government, and will work to ensure it is in 的 best interests of our economy and offers good return on investment for taxpayers," 丽贝卡·博扎托（Rebecca Bozzato），安大略省女发言人 Finance 微型ster Victor Fedeli said in a statement.
福特汽车 also plans to invest $148 million to build a 新 engine at 的 company’s Windsor, Ont., engine factories. Dias said last week that it would be a 6.8-litre engine for 的 福特汽车 F-150 pickup and Mustang pony car.
在致迪亚斯的信中，福特还“confirmed its intention that 的 Essex Engine Plant will remain 的 sole source for all 5.0 [litre] engine assembly and current component machining, and any potential derivatives from its base architecture.”
