Ford gives union settlement offer Monday morning

Sunday September 29, 2002

TORONTO, Sept. 29 - Ford will present its settlement offer to the CAW at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 30. Talks have continued throughout the weekend in advance of Ford's offer. "We have made progress at every local and sub-committee level and significant progress on the tough job situation at Oakville," CAW president Buzz Hargrove said, "and I am very optimistic that we've made enough progress that we will reach a deal in advance of the strike deadline." A press briefing will be held at 10:45 a.m. following the meeting with the company. The briefing will be held in the Elizabeth Suite of the Toronto Colony Hotel, 89 Chestnut Street.