Ford’s Canadian autoworkers’ union has put its strike plans on hold, keeping its more than 5,000 members at work at three of the company’s plants and providing some good news for an industry experiencing unprecedented disruptions.

An update posted on the union site states: “Unifor has extended negotiations with Ford Motor Company by 24 hours. Minutes before the deadline, the union received a substantive offer from the employer, and bargaining will continue throughout the night. In order to maintain strike readiness, Unifor members should continue to prepare for action.”

Ford and Unifor’s contract was set to expire at 11:59 pm ET Monday, four days after the United Auto Workers union’s contracts expired with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, which makes Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and Chrysler vehicles.

Ford said in a statement that it plans to continue working with Unifor to develop a blueprint for the automotive industry that supports a vibrant, sustainable future in Canada.

According to Unifor President Lana Payne, the two sides are still far apart in a recording for members earlier in the evening.

In the recording at 7:30 pm ET, she said, “We have made progress in important areas, but we are still a long way from where we need to be on key priority issues.” As the auto industry transitions from traditional gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles, the union had said its major bargaining goals included benefits, particularly pension benefits, as well as job protections.

In Wayne, Michigan, Ford has been dealing with a strike by more than 3,000 employees since Friday, which has shut down a major assembly plant. In its history, the UAW has never struck simultaneously at the traditional “Big Three” US automakers as part of the same strike.