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Unifor Opens Contract Talks with Detroit Three in Canada
In a refreshing departure from the Trump Administration’s lack of plans for dealing with the pandemic, Unifor said, “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, strict safety protocols will be in place for the duration of the negotiations to ensure compliance with Ontario health directives.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, gm canada, Ken Zino, unifor
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General Motors to Stop North American Production
General Motors executives have finally done the sales and public health math and listened to the UAW and Unifor labor groups and confirmed it will begin a systematic suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions and to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Kenneth Zino, uaw, unifor
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Unifor Saves Some Canadian Jobs as GM Blinks on Oshawa
This fight has international ramifications stretching beyond next year when the Canadian autoworkers and the UAW contracts expire at the Detroit Three. While not official, this makes the beginning of bargaining table battles that will cast a large shadow on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
GM Canada Sales Drop 15% as Boycott Bites
The boycott against GM for its Canadian job cuts and the closing of the award winning – for productivity and quality – Oshawa plant in violation of its Unifor union contract announced at the end of last year is having a negative effect on Canadians’ purchase consideration. Continue reading
Unifor Boycott Threatens Damage for Ontario Workers GM Says
“GM is arrogant enough to think it can rob Canada of jobs without repercussions,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias, who resisted the boycott at first. “GM is making a choice to increase manufacturing in Mexico while it abandons communities that have supported it for generations but make no mistake Canadian and American consumers also have a choice,” he concluded. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Canadian Boycott of GM products., connected vehicles, GM Boycott, Ken Zino, nafta, new vehicle reviews, trade wars, uaw, unifor
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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
GM Rejects Unifor Proposals for Oshawa Plant Closing
The study shows there would be an immediate fallout in 2020, with Ontario’s GDP expected to fall by $5 billion and a decline in Ontario government revenues of $330 million. In the long-term, Ontario’s economy would shrink by an average of $4 billion each year to 2030, leading to a reduction in Ontario government revenues of nearly a half billion and federal government revenues of just over half a billion a year. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Canadian auto jobs, connected vehicles, General Motors Unifor Meeting, Jerry Diaz, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Ontario GDP, oshawa assembly plant, SaveOshawaGM.ca, unifor
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GM CAMI Strike Talks Still Stalled
“If you want to see what a NAFTA-caused race to the bottom looks like, go to Ingersoll, Ontario,” said Jerry Dias, National President of Unifor. “In that picturesque town west of Toronto, workers at the CAMI automotive plant are on strike over a reasonable proposal that their employer, General Motors of Canada, refuses to accept. – enhanced job security language.” Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed.com, CAMI, Chevrolet equinox, general motors, Ken Zino, unifor, Unifor local 88
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GM CAMI Workers on Strike in Canada, NAFTA at Root
“NAFTA is a non-starter without trilateral commitment and compliance to higher labor standards,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. “Today we clearly stated our concerns to both countries and stressed the needs of all working people.” Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed.com, gm canada, Ken Zino, nafta, tpp, trans pacific partnership, unifor
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Unifor Autoworkers Ratify Ford Canada Contract
The new agreement achieved the union’s top priority to secure investment, product and jobs at the Windsor operations and it follows the pattern of financial gains achieved with GM and Fiat-Chrysler. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Canadian auto talks, Ford Motor Canada, Ken Zino, unifor
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Unifor FCA Autoworkers Ratify Four-Year Deal
Diverse workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles attended local ratification meetings on Sunday and voted to ratify a four-year contract that secures both investment and wage improvements for 9,750 *Unifor members Continue reading
Unifor Reaches Deal with GM Canada. Strike Avoided
Local 222 in Oshawa, Ontario was at the center of the negotiations. Oshawa’s future was unknown past 2019 since GM moved the production of the Chevrolet Camaro to a plant in Lansing, Michigan after a previous contract four years ago. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Canadian Auto Talks, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, gm canada, Ken Zino, unifor
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GM to Make CAMI a Commercial Electric Vehicle Plant
This investment and Canadian workforce will make CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale auto plant converted to produce electric delivery vehicles. GM says work begins immediately to transform the CAMI over the next two years from Chevrolet Equinox production to the production of EV600s, to serve the growing North American market for electric delivery solutions. Continue reading →