GM's Canadian workers approve deal adding truck to Ontario plant amid US trade war
The three-year deals add bonuses and preserve cost-of-living protection as GM commits more than $1 billion to Canadian facilities, Unifor said.
- On Sunday, Unifor members voted to ratify new three-year contracts with General Motors, securing wage hikes for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario; production members will earn $50.20 an hour.
- Unifor National President Lana Payne announced the agreements commit more than $1 billion to Canadian facilities, strengthening the domestic auto workforce during a critical period for the industry.
- Funding includes $144 million for next-generation GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty production in Oshawa and $215 million establishing St. Catharines Propulsion as a transmission source, with total St. Catharines investment exceeding $900 million.
- Unifor's General Motors bargaining chairperson Trevor Longpre called the agreement a "bridge until we get CAMI workers back on the job," addressing the idled CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll.
- Canada's auto sector grapples with 25 per cent U.S. duties, a situation intensified by President Donald Trump vowing to increase tariffs to 50 per cent on January 1, 2027.
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Redesigned GMC Sierra HD To Be Produced at GM's Oshawa Plant in Canada
Unifor members at GM's Ontario facilities have ratified a new three-year collective agreement covering more than 4,600 workers, clearing the way for another major investment in Canadian manufacturing. The headline move is that General Motors has committed CAD 144 million to add next-generation GMC Sierra HD production at the Oshawa plant. GM also happens to be protecting its Canadian manufacturing footprint at an awfully awkward mome... (continu…
GM workers ratify new deal with automaker
Unifor says the 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying their new deal with General Motors. The two sides agreed to a tentative deal August 22 and union members voted on the agreement over the weekend. Details of the agreement were released Sunday and include wage increases for full-rate production members to $50.20 an hour and skilled trades workers to $62.71 an hour and plans to mitigate layoffs at Oshawa …
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