Ford CEO to share his vision for the carmaker with union

Before he lays out his plans for Ford Motor to Wall St analysts and investors, new chief executive Jim Hackett is going to share his vision for the carmaker with leaders of its workers’ union.

The mid-September meeting in Detroit with United Auto Workers leaders from across the US sends an important signal that the new boss is putting workers first, said Jimmy Settles, the head of the union’s Ford department.

“Normally, it’s the other way around, if it happens at all,” Mr Settles said of the CEO meeting with union leaders before Wall St. “Then people know that I care about you. You’re hearing it from me. You don’t have to hear about it from the media,” he said.