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Canadian union Unifor and Ford are approaching an 11:59 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline to reach an agreement.
The sides announced a 24-hour extension after the union received a "substantive offer" from Ford "minutes before the deadline" The potential Canadian work stoppage adds to pressure facing Ford days after the United Auto Workers called for targeted strikes against Ford and its crosstown rivals, General Motors and Chrysler -parent Stellantis .
A UnIFor strike would affect Ford 's Oakville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers.
If the Unifor strikes don't impact F-Series production, expanded UAW strikes could do so, starting Friday .
Barclays analyst Dan Levy says "large pickup plants could be targeted" next by the UAW .
Cox Automotive reports days -supply of Ford 's F-series pickups was at 87 days to start September .
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