DETROIT (AP) -- Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove says he expects Chrysler and General Motors to agree to new contracts similar to a recent deal with automaker Ford.

 

Hargrove said Wednesday he expects to have all the deals wrapped up before the CAW's bargaining convention starts June 10.

 

The three-year contract with Ford still must be ratified by the CAW's 8,000 Ford members.

 

Hargrove says the deal keeps Ford's labor costs the same as they are now but prevents a lower-tier pay rate for new hires.

 

Chrysler said in a statement it is evaluating the deal.

 

And a message left with a GM spokesman was not immediately returned.