DETROIT: Canadian union Unifor on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) said it had reached an agreement with Detroit automaker Ford that would avert a strike after talks passed a crucial deadline.

The details of the settlement were being withheld pending a ratification meeting set for Sunday, but Jerry Dias, president of the union which represents 6,200 workers, said the agreement includes wage gains and a commitment by Ford valued at 1.8 billion Canadian dollars ($1.4 billion) to build a new line of electric vehicles at the automaker’s assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario.

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