The union said Sunday in its latest bargaining report that it and the automaker remain “far apart” in negotiations. Workers are required to report to their scheduled shifts today but the union advised them to prepare for “all scenarios, including strike action.” (The Logic)

Talking point: After failing to reach a deal last week with the U.S. autoworkers’ union, Ford now faces the risk of walkouts on both sides of the border. Unifor said last week it had rejected two offers from Ford, with pensions being the union’s top priority. Unlike in the U.S., Unifor will use its agreement with Ford as a model for GM and Stellantis contracts. Ford CEO Jim Farley said last week that the company would have “gone bankrupt by now” if it had paid the wages expected by the U.S. autoworkers’ union, the UAW, over the past 10 years. In response, Unifor national president Lana Payne told The Logic that workers are coping with economic factors that are “completely different” than a decade ago, and automakers have done “very well for themselves” in the last few years.