$1.5 Billion Investment by Fiat Chrysler in Windsor Is a ‘Home Run’ Says Union Leader

Strike action narrowly avoided with last minute deal that will add electric vehicle production to Windsor plant

Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaks during a press conference announcing a tentative agreement for 9,000 members working at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, averting a midnight strike at its Canadian plants, in Toronto on Thursday, October 15, 2020. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin

Fiat Chrysler and Unifor have reached a tentative deal just before a midnight deadline on Oct. 14 that will keep 9,000 employees working at the company’s Windsor and Brampton plants in Ontario.

As talks entered the final phase, union members were warned that if a deal was not struck by midnight Wednesday, they should be prepared to strike.