Ford, UAW Near Tentative Labor Deal to Potentially End Six-Week Strike at the Automaker

The United Auto Workers union is close to securing a new tentative labor contract with Ford Motor, after intense bargaining overnight and into the day Wednesday, according to people with knowledge of the talks.

The UAW, now in the sixth week of its strike at the three Detroit automakers, has called for work stoppages at three Ford factories and sent more than 16,000 U.S. factory workers at the Dearborn, Mich., based car company to picket lines.