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Canadian Unifor Members Approve GM Pattern Agreement
“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. “This agreement reflects true collective bargaining. Our goal was to bring more fairness and equity to auto workplaces and to lift everyone up. We did that.” Continue reading
GM Canada Led 2018 Sales. Now Threatened by Unifor Boycott
That’s precisely the problem, ey? Canadian auto workers are not benefiting from and are being punished with layoffs and the closure of the award-wining Oshawa plant as GM sends middle-class jobs to Mexico where workers are paid $2 an hour. Continue reading
Unifor Inteva Canadian Plant Walks Out Against GM
Unifor’s message expressed by president Jerry Dias, remains consistent – GM Oshawa Assembly must not close. GM can change course, and work with Unifor and government to develop a new plan that saves Oshawa GM. Continue reading
GM to Federal and Ontario Governments – Oshawa Doomed
GM said it does not have a viable business case for production at Oshawa Assembly past the end of this year because of rapid changes in the North American car market, the cancellation of Oshawa products and persistent low utilization at the plant. Continue reading
Next Gen Chevy Camaro to Be Built in the Lansing, Michigan Plant
Bye, bye Maple Leaf, hello Stars & Stripes: GM announced today that the next-generation Chevrolet Camaro would be assembled at the Lansing Grand River Plant in Michigan. GM said that lower capital investment and improved production efficiencies were factors that caused it to move the Camaro from its home plant in Oshawa, Ontario since its fifth generation revival in 2009. Continue reading
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World Car – 2011 Buick Regal
Buick Regal sales since a late summer U.S. introduction – 9,000 to date- and 2,000 sales in November are a start, but honestly more time is needed to see if the sedan is an enduring success at the GM division that U.S. Treasury Department officials wanted to kill during GM’s forced and well earned bankruptcy. Continue reading
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Chevy Camaro Convertible, Buick Regal Added at GM Oshawa
The Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada today added 700 employees for a new second shift on a flexible assembly line as General Motors takes the final steps for upcoming 2011 launches of Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and Buick Regal models. Camaro … Continue reading
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GM Canada Walks Together on Coldest Night of the Year
This year, GM Canada raised more than C$80,000 to support local charities, including Start Me Up Niagara, United Way Oxford’s Ingersoll Transition House, and The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre in Oshawa, helping deliver warm meals, housing support, social work services, and emergency assistance to individuals and families facing immediate need during the coldest time of the year.
Because of hundreds of employees and dealers, GM Canada has become a significant supporter of the Coldest Night of the Year, helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to fund critical services for individuals facing hardship across the country. Continue reading →