Ford Motor Co. plans to offer its full-time hourly workers a $9,000 signing bonus for ratification of the proposed tentative contract, two sources close to the negotiations told the Detroit Free Press on Thursday.

In addition, the Dearborn-based automaker is planning to offer its temporary workers a $3,500 signing bonus, sources confirm.

Spokespeople for the UAW and Ford declined to comment. 

Negotiators for the UAW and Ford announced late Wednesday a preliminary deal that requires approval by union leadership and union members. The first initial review will be Friday, and then the printed proposal is sent to local unions for discussion.

GM has offered its 46,000 full-time workers an $11,000 signing bonus. Industry observers said the dollar total was influenced by the need to make up lost wages sustained during a six-week strike that paid only $275 a week in wages.

The UAW Ford negotiators finalized financial elements of their proposed agreement in three days. Ford employs 55,000 hourly workers in the U.S., the most of any automaker in America.

In 2015, Ford paid its full-time workers an $8,500 signing bonus, along with other financial incentives including profit sharing. 

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