Unifor and GM Reach Tentative Agreements for 4,600 Autoworkers
The agreements include wage and benefit gains and still require ratification by union members after 12 days of negotiations, Unifor said.
- On Saturday, August 22, Unifor and General Motors reached tentative agreements covering approximately 4,600 union employees at Canadian facilities after 12 days of negotiations.
- Negotiations began earlier this month using pattern bargaining to replicate terms from the Ford Motor agreement, with Unifor GM Master Bargaining Chairperson Trevor Longpre citing "tariff uncertainty and relentless U.S. trade aggression."
- The agreements apply to two separate contracts covering the Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Propulsion Plant, Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre, and the idled CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.
- GM Canada president and managing director Jack Uppal stated the agreement builds on existing investments in Canadian manufacturing, with member ratification meetings scheduled for August 29 and 30.
- Unifor is set to begin labour talks with Stellantis next amid auto sector headwinds including U.S. tariffs, the Trump administration's decision not to extend the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, and Chinese electric vehicles entering Canada.
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Unifor and General Motors have reached an agreement-in-principle representing more than 4,600 employees in the automotive sector.
New deal reached between General Motors, Unifor
Unifor says they’ve reached an agreement with General Motors (GM) on behalf of thousands of their union members, including those in Oshawa. “Our bargaining committee worked diligently to reach these agreements, which deliver strong income and benefit gains, amid some of the most challenging times in our history,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. Negotiations between Unifor and General Motors started August 10, following Unifor’s deal w…
Unifor, GM reach tentative agreement
Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors after just over a week of talks with the auto manufacturer. Terms of the deal were not immediately available but union president Lana Payne said the agreement touted strong income and benefit gains in a statement released Saturday morning. The deal cover more than 4,600 unionized […]
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