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Unifor members at Stellantis ratify new agreements

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor auto members at Stellantis voted to ratify the Master Collective Agreement (covering the Windsor Assembly Plant, Brampton Assembly Plant and Etobicoke Casting Plant), along with agreements covering Unifor members working in the office, clerical and engineering unit, fire and security unit and PDC units in Mississauga and Red Deer.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor auto members at Stellantis voted to ratify the Master Collective Agreement (covering the Windsor Assembly Plant, Brampton Assembly Plant and Etobicoke Casting Plant), along with agreements covering Unifor members working in the office, clerical and engineering unit, fire and security unit and PDC units in Mississauga and Red Deer.
  • "Unifor members at Stellantis will receive the same significant wage increases, pension improvements and electric vehicle (EV) transition income security measures as Unifor members at Ford and General Motors," said Unifor National President Lana Payne.
  • The three-year collective agreements cover approximately 8,200 Unifor members.
  • This contract needed to deliver in a big way that ensured none of our members were left behind," said Unifor Stellantis Master Bargaining Chair James Stewart.

Unifor welcomes new battery module facility at GM CAMI Assembly Plant

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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INGERSOLL, ON, July 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomed news today that construction of a new EV battery module facility will bring 300 new jobs to the Ingersoll, Ontario General Motors (GM) CAMI Assembly Plant, with production scheduled to begin next year.

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  • INGERSOLL, ON, July 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor welcomed news today that construction of a new EV battery module facility will bring 300 new jobs to the Ingersoll, Ontario General Motors (GM) CAMI Assembly Plant, with production scheduled to begin next year.
  • GM announced the new facility will assemble modules for both the BrightDrop Zevo built at CAMI and for EVs built at other GM facilities.
  • "CAMI members have a proud history as industry leaders and this move into EV battery module assembly provides another opportunity for these workers to be on the forefront of the EV transition," said Mike Van Boekel, Unifor Local 88 Plant Chairperson at GM CAMI.
  • This new work will not only help expand employment opportunities at the CAMI facility but localize and stabilize battery supplies into the plant," said Payne.

Electra Announces Commitment for Strategic Investment from First Nation-Owned Three Fires Group

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) announces that it has received a commitment for a strategic investment from the Three Fires Group Inc. (“Three Fires”) in support of advancing the Company’s battery materials park north of Toronto and accelerating its battery recycling strategy in North America.

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  • Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) announces that it has received a commitment for a strategic investment from the Three Fires Group Inc. (“Three Fires”) in support of advancing the Company’s battery materials park north of Toronto and accelerating its battery recycling strategy in North America.
  • The Three Fires investment is expected to form part of a larger financing by Electra totaling up to $20 million.
  • Completion of the strategic investment is also subject to Electra securing additional financing of not less than $10 million.
  • Research firm MarketsandMarkets estimates the lithium-ion battery recycling market to grow to $35.1 billion by 2031, from $6.5 billion in 2022.

17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Highlight AAM Progress

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22–23, 2023 — the weekend prior to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2023.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS).
  • It's organized by industry and government leaders of advanced air mobility (AAM) to provide updates to the community and the public.
  • A special feature this year is a panel organized to support the US government's AAM Interagency Working Group.
  • Each moderated panel session will include a Q&A discussion with presenters and attendees — a hallmark of the annual Electric Aircraft Symposium.

FedEx Express Canada launches its first 50 all-electric vehicles with BrightDrop

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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FedEx Express Canada plans to expand its EV fleet footprint as additional charging infrastructure is implemented at FedEx locations across the country.

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  • FedEx Express Canada plans to expand its EV fleet footprint as additional charging infrastructure is implemented at FedEx locations across the country.
  • These 50 EVs are part of a larger agreement between FedEx and BrightDrop that will see FedEx incorporate 2,500 total vehicles across FedEx operations in the coming years, including more than 400 vehicles that are already in operation in Southern California.
  • "FedEx Express Canada is proud of the role we're playing to help our company work toward the goal of carbon neutral operations globally by 2040," said Dean Jamieson, vice president of operations at FedEx Express Canada.
  • Assembled in Canada, these light commercial vehicles help to advance FedEx Express—a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., one of the world's largest express transportation companies—on its journey toward an all-electric delivery fleet.

MISI Welcomes Veteran Technology Industry Leader Gregg Smith as CEO

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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As CEO, Smith will guide MISI through a new chapter of amassing industry and academic engagement, innovating more technology to address the evolving cyber threat landscape, and fostering a home base for collaboration across U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. government.

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  • As CEO, Smith will guide MISI through a new chapter of amassing industry and academic engagement, innovating more technology to address the evolving cyber threat landscape, and fostering a home base for collaboration across U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. government.
  • Through these facilities, MISI supports joint activities with small business firms and higher education institutions to create new cybersecurity solutions for specific challenge problems.
  • Previously, Smith was CEO of Attila Security, acquired in 2021 by ID Technology, a CACI Company.
  • Prior to Attila Security, Smith was CEO of Silent Circle, Acuity Mobile, KoolSpan, Karch International and Acuity Mobile.

Electra and First Nation-Owned Three Fires Group Sign MOU to Recycle Lithium-ion Battery Waste in Ontario

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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“We are excited by the opportunity to work with the Three Fires Group and solve a pressing challenge of the EV battery supply chain, namely how to recycle and repurpose battery waste,” said Trent Mell, CEO of Electra.

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  • “We are excited by the opportunity to work with the Three Fires Group and solve a pressing challenge of the EV battery supply chain, namely how to recycle and repurpose battery waste,” said Trent Mell, CEO of Electra.
  • Several electric vehicle facilities are moving forward across the treaty areas of the Three Fires Confederacy in southwestern Ontario, including recent announcements by the Volkswagen Group, LG-Stellantis, Toyota and GM CAMI.
  • In parallel, southwestern Ontario is seeing dozens of proposals for transmission grid connected battery energy storage systems.
  • Research firm MarketsandMarkets estimates the lithium-ion battery recycling market to grow to $35.1 billion by 2031, from $6.5 billion in 2022.

Government EV investment necessary to secure jobs and prosperous future

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Friday, April 21, 2023
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TORONTO, April 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Government investment in the clean economy, including electric vehicle production, is necessary to secure good paying jobs and a prosperous future for Canada's auto sector says Unifor.

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  • TORONTO, April 21, 2023 /CNW/ - Government investment in the clean economy, including electric vehicle production, is necessary to secure good paying jobs and a prosperous future for Canada's auto sector says Unifor.
  • "The federal government's latest investment shows that Canada is willing to put money and vision into a bold industrial strategy.
  • Securing the VW battery plant is a historic win but it's vital that workers share in this investment with good paying union jobs."
  • The Ontario government has committed $500 million in direct incentives to the company in addition to funds to support local infrastructure.

Unifor GM St. Catharines members secure future with e-motors

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Monday, February 20, 2023
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ST CATHARINES, ON, Feb. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor members at the General Motors (GM) St. Catharines Propulsion Plant will be the first Detroit Three facility in Canada to produce electric vehicle propulsion systems, securing a future role in the industry's transition to EV manufacturing.

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  • ST CATHARINES, ON, Feb. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Unifor members at the General Motors (GM) St. Catharines Propulsion Plant will be the first Detroit Three facility in Canada to produce electric vehicle propulsion systems, securing a future role in the industry's transition to EV manufacturing.
  • "For more than 70 years, highly skilled autoworkers in St. Catharines have built among the most advanced powertrains anywhere in the world," said Lana Payne, Unifor National President.
  • "I'm incredibly proud of every worker at GM St. Catharines for proving that we have the dedication, knowledge, and skills to build the electric propulsion systems that will drive us into the future."
  • The historic EV investment at GM St. Catharines follows the recent opening of the newly retooled GM CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, the first mass production EV assembly plant in Canada .

First all-electric van rolls off GM CAMI assembly line

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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Autoworkers at GM CAMI are slated to begin full production of the first of BrightDrop's line of electric delivery vehicles, the Zevo 600, in January 2023 followed by the Zevo 400 later that year.

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  • Autoworkers at GM CAMI are slated to begin full production of the first of BrightDrop's line of electric delivery vehicles, the Zevo 600, in January 2023 followed by the Zevo 400 later that year.
  • Re-tooling of the CAMI plant began in May 2022 after successful negotiations between General Motors and Unifor in early 2021.
  • "CAMI Assembly has a proven record of manufacturing high quality and in-demand vehicles for nearly forty years.
  • Our workforce is one of the most highly-skilled and committed which is why it came as no surprise that GM chose us to build the BrightDrop line," said Mike Van Boekel, Unifor Local 88 Plant Chairperson at GM CAMI.