Oshawa Car Assembly

Unifor members at General Motors ratify pattern agreement

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Sunday, October 15, 2023
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"I am proud of our members at General Motors for their solidarity throughout their brief but decisive strike action and for ratifying this contract that contains life-changing improvements," said Unifor National President Lana Payne.

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  • "I am proud of our members at General Motors for their solidarity throughout their brief but decisive strike action and for ratifying this contract that contains life-changing improvements," said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
  • The ratified agreement with General Motors follows the pattern agreement first negotiated by Unifor with Ford of Canada.
  • Members with one and two years seniority will see their hourly pay increase by between 63% to 73% over the life of the agreement.
  • "On top of getting the pattern in place, we also needed to deal with our own unique challenges at GM.

Unifor reaches tentative agreement with General Motors

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement following strike action at Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement following strike action at Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre.
  • The new tentative agreement covers almost 4,300 autoworkers at Unifor locals 222, 199 and 636.
  • Strike actions are on hold to allow the membership to vote on the tentative agreement.
  • The tentative agreement with General Motors follows the pattern agreement Unifor reached with Ford Motor Company last month.

Government of Canada secures thousands of jobs and helps create Canada's first full-scale commercial electric vehicle manufacturing facility

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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This investment will secure thousands well-paying, high-quality jobs across GM facilities while advancing the electrification of Canada's automotive sector.

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  • This investment will secure thousands well-paying, high-quality jobs across GM facilities while advancing the electrification of Canada's automotive sector.
  • GM's first electric commercial vehicle, the EV600, whichusesBrightDrop technology, will be brought into production and commercialized at the CAMI plant in Ingersollby the end of the year.
  • Later this year, our CAMI plant in Ingersoll will begin Canada's first full-scale electric vehicle manufacturing with BrightDrop.
  • The CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will become Canada's first full-scale electric vehicle production facility and by the end of 2022, will exclusively build electric light-duty commercial vehicles.

End of an era as vehicle production ceases at GM Oshawa

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Monday, December 16, 2019
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OSHAWA, ON, Dec. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Unifor members are saddened by the end of an era as vehicle production at General Motors Oshawa will cease this week after operating for more than a century.

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  • OSHAWA, ON, Dec. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Unifor members are saddened by the end of an era as vehicle production at General Motors Oshawa will cease this week after operating for more than a century.
  • "General Motors' decision to stop vehicle production at the birthplace of GM Canada is devastating to workers, many of whom come from GM families who have been at the plant for generations," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
  • "There is no question that this is a difficult time for workers, for our union and for the people of Oshawa."
  • Unifor believes there are new business opportunities that GM should aggressively pursue to expand work in Oshawa, including past-model parts production and products for other automotive industry customers.

More than 200 Unifor activists storm Canadian Auto Show

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Monday, February 18, 2019
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TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2019 /CNW/ -Visitors to the Canadian Auto Show in Toronto this weekend were greeted by Unifor members and encouraged to join Unifor's campaign to boycott GM vehicles made in Mexico.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2019 /CNW/ -Visitors to the Canadian Auto Show in Toronto this weekend were greeted by Unifor members and encouraged to join Unifor's campaign to boycott GM vehicles made in Mexico.
  • More than 200 workers and retirees from the Oshawa Assembly Plant, and feeder plants Lear, Inteva and other Unifor unitsshowed up at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Saturday wearing #SaveOshawaGM t-shirts.
  • chanted the group of Unifor workers and retirees, as they raised awareness in the middle of GM's display.
  • Activists also handed out leaflets that explain how to support the union's efforts to stop the closure of the Oshawa Assembly plant and save 24 thousand good Canadian jobs.

Unifor statement on Save Oshawa GM solidarity event at Lear Whitby

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Friday, February 8, 2019
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TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2019 /CNW/ - A solidarity event is underway at Lear Corporation in Whitby, Ontario in support of Unifor's #SaveOshawaGM campaign.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2019 /CNW/ - A solidarity event is underway at Lear Corporation in Whitby, Ontario in support of Unifor's #SaveOshawaGM campaign.
  • The event began at 7:00 a.m. today and demonstrates opposition to GM's plan to end production at Oshawa Assembly, demanding government intervention.
  • "GM is set to devastatethis community, yet despite repeated callswe continue to wait for meaningful intervention from federal and provincial government," continued Dias.
  • "We demand that government act to protect these workers who stand to lose everything, and work with Unifor and GM to find a solution for the Oshawa Assembly Plant."

New poll shows growing support for GM boycott

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2019 /CNW/ -A growing number of Canadian consumers support an outright boycott of General Motors (GM) vehicles if the automaker does not reverse its plan to close the Oshawa assembly plant, according to an Ekos Research poll commissioned by Unifor.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2019 /CNW/ -A growing number of Canadian consumers support an outright boycott of General Motors (GM) vehicles if the automaker does not reverse its plan to close the Oshawa assembly plant, according to an Ekos Research poll commissioned by Unifor.
  • "A widespread GM boycott would hurt Canadian and American workers who do not deserve to be casualties of GM's corporate greed and ongoing move of production to Mexico."
  • 45 per cent of Canadians support an outright GM boycott.
  • 26 per cent of Canadians say they would consider a GM boycott.

Workers protest as Unifor continues fight to #SaveOshawaGM

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
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DETROIT, Jan. 15, 2019 /CNW/ - As auto parts supply workers staged a walk-out to protest General Motors' (GM) plan to close the Oshawa Assembly Plant, Unifor warned GM that action will continue in the fight to stop the closure.

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  • DETROIT, Jan. 15, 2019 /CNW/ - As auto parts supply workers staged a walk-out to protest General Motors' (GM) plan to close the Oshawa Assembly Plant, Unifor warned GM that action will continue in the fight to stop the closure.
  • At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, approximately 100 parts workers at Inteva Products in Whitby, Ontario walked off the job in protest.
  • "The protest staged by members at Inteva Products today shows that the workers affected by a closure are willing to fight, and we expect our governments to do the same," said Dias.
  • Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.

Media Advisory - Unifor National President media availability in Detroit

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Monday, January 14, 2019
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DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias will be available to media following today's discussions withOntario Premier Doug Ford and with Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains on the future of the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant.

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  • DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Unifor National President Jerry Dias will be available to media following today's discussions withOntario Premier Doug Ford and with Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains on the future of the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant.
  • Dias is in Detroit to participate in the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council's annual meeting, held during the North American International Auto Show's media preview.
  • Despite earning more than $6 billion U.S. this year, General Motors announced plans to end production at the Oshawa Assembly Plant after 2019.
  • The loss of 2,900 direct jobs at GM and thousands more in auto parts and services is not acceptable to Unifor or to Canadian consumers.

Thousands rally against GM corporate greed

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Friday, January 11, 2019
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WINDSOR, ON, Jan. 11, 2019 /CNW/ - Thousands rallied against General Motors (GM) blatant corporate greed today as the automaker held an investor event on its future plans, which include abandoning workers at the Oshawa Assembly Plant.

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  • WINDSOR, ON, Jan. 11, 2019 /CNW/ - Thousands rallied against General Motors (GM) blatant corporate greed today as the automaker held an investor event on its future plans, which include abandoning workers at the Oshawa Assembly Plant.
  • The investors need to understand the terrible consequences of what GM is doing on their behalf."
  • GM enters 2019 as the largest auto manufacturer in Mexico, even though that country did not contribute a dime to the 2008 bailout.
  • After receiving almost $11 billion in bailout money from Canada, Unifor today called for immediate meetings with GM CEO Mary Barra and the Ontario and Federal governments to press GM to reverse its decision.