CHICAGO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Company on Tuesday made its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) amid ongoing contract negotiations as the auto strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers enters the 19th day.

The "strongest" and "comprehensive" offer Ford made to the UAW Monday night includes product commitments for every UAW-represented plant in the United States, profit-sharing that would be available to temporary employees for the first time, a ratification bonus that temporary employees would be eligible to receive for the first time, an increase in starting pay for temporary workers to 21 U.S. dollars per hour, conversion upon ratification of all temporary workers with at least three months of continuous service and a wage increase of more than 20 percent.

The offer also includes items Ford had already offered: the restoration of cost-of-living allowances, the elimination of wage tiers, reducing by "more than half" the time it takes workers to reach the top of the wage scale, and more time off including up to five weeks of vacation, an "average" of 17 paid holidays, and two "family days."