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Unifor auto members at Stellantis voted over the weekend to ratify the Master Collective Agreement (covering the Windsor Assembly Plant, Brampton Assembly Plant and Etobicoke Casting Plant), along with agreements covering Unifor members working in the office, clerical and engineering unit, fire and security unit and PDC units in Mississauga and Red Deer. This likely foreshadows what is about to happen with the UAW Detroit talks, where contracts are also up for UAW member votes.
“Unifor members at Stellantis will receive the same significant wage increases, pension improvements and electric vehicle (EV) transition income security measures as Unifor members at Ford and General Motors,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne late this afternoon. “This contract also confirms investment and product commitments for Windsor, Brampton and Etobicoke, including the retooling of Brampton Assembly to build future EVs.”
The three-year collective agreements cover approximately 8,200 Unifor members. The three-year collective agreements cover ~8200 Unifor members.
Membership of locals 444, 1285, 1459, 195, 1498, and 815 ratified the agreements:
- Master Production and Maintenance Agreement (WAP, BAP and ECP) ratified 60.0% overall (60.0% production and 60.3% skilled trades).
- Office, Clerical and Engineering Agreement ratified 86.5%.
- Fire and Security Agreement ratified 85.2%.
- Mississauga PDC Agreement ratified 86.1%.
- Red Deer PDC Agreement ratified 100%.
“I am proud of our members for their support and solidarity over the course of these negotiations, including their brief but necessary strike action that helped make this historic agreement possible,” Payne said.
The agreements with Stellantis follow the core economic pattern set with Ford and followed by General Motors. Over the life of the three-year contract, base hourly wages for workers at top rate will increase by nearly 20% for production workers and 25% for Skilled Trades along with Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) adjustments beginning in December 2024 to help protect workers wages from rising inflation. The Master Agreement also includes special EV transition provisions, including enhanced income security protections, to help support Unifor members through the EV retooling period.
“Our bargaining team faced a unique set of challenges with so much uncertainty over the EV transition, the future of our facilities, and a growing affordability crisis. This contract needed to deliver in a big way that ensured none of our members were left behind,” said Unifor Stellantis Master Bargaining Chair James Stewart. “I believe that we have accomplished our goals and we appreciate the support of our members throughout the bargaining process”
The new contract expires on September 20, 2026. This ratification result concludes the union’s three month-long Auto Talks with Detroit Three automakers.
Negotiations for 1,500 Unifor General Motors members at the General Motors CAMI plant in Ingersoll are set to begin in September 2024.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Unifor Sweep! Stellantis Workers Ratify New Contracts
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Unifor auto members at Stellantis voted over the weekend to ratify the Master Collective Agreement (covering the Windsor Assembly Plant, Brampton Assembly Plant and Etobicoke Casting Plant), along with agreements covering Unifor members working in the office, clerical and engineering unit, fire and security unit and PDC units in Mississauga and Red Deer. This likely foreshadows what is about to happen with the UAW Detroit talks, where contracts are also up for UAW member votes.
“Unifor members at Stellantis will receive the same significant wage increases, pension improvements and electric vehicle (EV) transition income security measures as Unifor members at Ford and General Motors,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne late this afternoon. “This contract also confirms investment and product commitments for Windsor, Brampton and Etobicoke, including the retooling of Brampton Assembly to build future EVs.”
The three-year collective agreements cover approximately 8,200 Unifor members. The three-year collective agreements cover ~8200 Unifor members.
Membership of locals 444, 1285, 1459, 195, 1498, and 815 ratified the agreements:
“I am proud of our members for their support and solidarity over the course of these negotiations, including their brief but necessary strike action that helped make this historic agreement possible,” Payne said.
The agreements with Stellantis follow the core economic pattern set with Ford and followed by General Motors. Over the life of the three-year contract, base hourly wages for workers at top rate will increase by nearly 20% for production workers and 25% for Skilled Trades along with Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) adjustments beginning in December 2024 to help protect workers wages from rising inflation. The Master Agreement also includes special EV transition provisions, including enhanced income security protections, to help support Unifor members through the EV retooling period.
“Our bargaining team faced a unique set of challenges with so much uncertainty over the EV transition, the future of our facilities, and a growing affordability crisis. This contract needed to deliver in a big way that ensured none of our members were left behind,” said Unifor Stellantis Master Bargaining Chair James Stewart. “I believe that we have accomplished our goals and we appreciate the support of our members throughout the bargaining process”
The new contract expires on September 20, 2026. This ratification result concludes the union’s three month-long Auto Talks with Detroit Three automakers.
Negotiations for 1,500 Unifor General Motors members at the General Motors CAMI plant in Ingersoll are set to begin in September 2024.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.