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GM deal with workers would add Sierra pickup assembly to Canadian plant despite US tariff threat
The deal would add a new heavy-duty Sierra at Oshawa, keep the idled CAMI plant open for now and raise pay and benefits for 4,614 workers.
- On Saturday, General Motors and Unifor announced a tentative agreement to bring next-generation heavy-duty GMC Sierra production to the Oshawa Assembly plant, marking a boost for Canada's auto sector.
- This investment arrives as Canada's auto sector faces pressure from U.S. trade policies; the United States currently imposes 25% tariff on Canadian vehicles, with President Donald Trump threatening to increase duties to 50% starting January 1, 2027.
- General Motors committed $144 million to the Oshawa facility and pledged to maintain the idled CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll. The agreement secures $10,000 productivity bonuses and wage increases for 4,614 hourly workers represented by Unifor.
- Unifor reported that CAMI Assembly "will be the first consideration" for Canadian Armed Forces defense work if GM secures a government contract, and qualifying members receive income protection through May 1, 2028.
- Scheduled for this weekend, the ratification vote follows the collapse of bilateral trade talks last week, where negotiators failed to resolve ongoing duties on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles imported from Canada.
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GM deal with workers would add Sierra pickup assembly to Canadian plant despite US tariff threat
General Motors would assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union, marking a boost for Canada's auto sector that has been under pressure from U.S. tariffs.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left2Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Center, 42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources are Center, 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 16%
C 42%
R 42%
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