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CAW Expects Chrysler, GM To Agree To Ford Deal

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.

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.
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