UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement On Concessions At Ford

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on October 13, 2009 - 4:39pm
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By Doug Cunningham

The UAW has tentatively agreed to modify the labor agreement at Ford. National UAW Ford delegates were presented with the agreement Tuesday in Detroit and they're recommending that the rank and file pass those changes. The deal reportedly includes many of the same concessions granted to GM and Chrysler, including a wage freeze and limits on the right to strike. Workers would get a $1,000 bonus and Ford is going to make future products at five assembly plants in the U.S. Any changes in the Ford UAW contract will have to be ratified by UAW workers at Ford.