| Negotiations between Ford and the United Auto | | | | Wednesday that Ford the producer of Volvo |
| Workers have not commenced yet but the | | | | accessories would continuously assume that it will be |
| automaker is already assuming that it will be the | | | | the lead company during the contract talks until the |
| target of UAW in the contract talks and will use a | | | | United Auto Worker Union said so otherwise. |
| Ford deal as the basis for pay and benefit with its | | | | Mr. Mallory has based such assumption from a |
| negotiations with the other two major US | | | | practice called pattern bargaining wherein the UAW |
| automakers, that is according to an individual familiar | | | | would negotiate a deal with one target automaker |
| with the whole situation. | | | | and then make use of the agreement as basis for |
| Marty Malloy, Fordâs Vice-President of Labor | | | | the other remaining automakers. |
| Affairs has told employees through a webcast last | | | | |