Dave Cassidy, who chairs Unifor’s skilled-trades group and represents Stellantis workers at the Windsor, Ont. assembly plant, said he will depart from the tradition of using previous deals to set the negotiating pattern between the union and automakers. (The Globe and Mail)

Talking point: The agreement Ford and Unifor struck last month would normally serve as the backbone for talks with the other two big Detroit automakers, Stellantis and General Motors. But it passed with only 54 per cent of votes, raising questions about whether the deal will be good enough for the remaining Stellantis and GM workers as the UAW continues to strike over similar issues in the U.S. Unifor is currently negotiating with GM. Cassidy, who previously ran for the Unifor national president post held by Lana Payne, is meeting with some skilled trade workers and older workers are unhappy with the precedent in the Ford deal.