(Toronto) Unifor’s contract with Ford Motor of Canada is set to expire Monday evening at 11:59 p.m. ET.

The union is negotiating with Ford in hopes of reaching an agreement that could serve as a model for workers at other major automakers, General Motors and Stellantis.

Unifor said it was focused on improving pensions, raising wages and ensuring good jobs in a future that will be dominated by electric vehicles.

Unifor members at Ford have voted 98.9% to strike if the bargaining committee fails to secure a new collective agreement.

Talks continue as auto workers represented by the United Auto Workers union in the United States are on the picket line.

Some 13,000 U.S. auto workers began striking last week, targeting one plant at each of the three Detroit automakers.