CAW union reaches tentative contract deal with GM, Chrysler
May 15, 2008TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers has reached a tentative contract with Chrysler, on the heels of forging an agreement with General Motors.
The union didn't immediately release details of the Chrysler deal, but it's believed to be similar to tentative contracts hammered out with GM and Ford.
The GM and Ford deals will see auto workers' wages frozen for three years but contain improvements in other areas.
At GM, workers at car and truck plants in Oshawa, Ont. will stay on the job as the September shutdown of a shift at the facility was postponed until 2009.
Union leader Buzz Hargrove called the GM a "good agreement" that protects as many jobs as possible.
The contract deals come ahead of schedule - current deals with the Big Three are not set to expire until September.
