By Jesse Russell

The Canadian Auto Workers have struck a deal with the Ford Motor Company that could result in the loss of nearly 1100 Canadian jobs. By agreeing to a smaller workforce, the CAW was able to keep wages and benefits as well as get a small pension increase for retirees as well as bonuses for workers opting for early retirement. Most of the jobs will be cut in Windsor, a border city of Detroit. Negotiators noted a drop in Detroit's share of the automarket, down from 71.5 percent in 1996 to 58.2 percent this year.