Completing its negotiations with the three Detroit automakers, the Canadian Auto Workers Union said yesterday that it had a tentative agreement with Chrysler Canada, the New York Times reported today. Chrysler appeared to have been the most difficult of the automakers during the negotiations which began at all three companies in mid-August. During the talks, Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler’s chief executive, suggested to that the company would not follow industry tradition and accept the same general contract terms as the Canadian units of Ford and General Motors. The union, however, made it clear that any agreement hinged on maintaining that process, which is known as pattern bargaining.
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