FiatChrysler and Unifor nearing midnight dealing

By CKTB News

Published: October 10, 2016 at 2:44 PM

BERLIN - MAY 04: A Fiat logo on a keychain dangles next to the hood ornament of a Chrysler car in this photo illustration on May 4, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. According to media reports Chrysler is expected to sell most of its assets to Italian carmaker Fiat, and Fiat is also seeking a strategic investment in troubled German carmaker Opel, which is owned by GM. (Photo Illustration by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Unifor and FiatChrysler negotiators are not taking a Thanksgiving break as they continue to look for a deal before tonights midnight deadline.

Unifor and Fiat/Chrysler negotiators are not taking a Thanksgiving break as they continue to look for a deal before tonight's midnight deadline.

The union (which represents 97 hundred of the automakers workers) says they will threaten job action if no deal is reached.

Their top priority is securing jobs for its members and getting the automaker to commit to investment in Canadian operations.

Unifor is looking for a similar deal they reached with GM last month which included signing bonuses and wage increases.

Typically, the union uses the first deal successfully reached with the Detroit Three as a foundation for contract talks with the other two carmakers.