Talks between Unifor Local 88 and General Motors are continuing, but are not progressing well, in a dispute affecting 2,800 workers at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont.
Mike Van Boekel and Dan Borthwick from Unifor Local 88, along with Jerry Dias and Shane Wark from Unifor National went to GM Headquarters in Detroit on Thursday.
In the meeting, General Motors promised to have a response to the concerns presented forward by the bargaining team by Friday afternoon.
According to the press release, the response was unsatisfactory, not meeting the issues brought up by the bargaining team.
The strike began when members of Unifor Local 88 walked out on Sept. 17 as negotiators worked to have General Motors designate the plant as the lead producer of the Equinox sport utility vehicle.
The Equinox is currently the only product built at the plant but it’s also made at two GM plants in Mexico, heightening concerns about job security at the CAMI plant.
This is the first strike at the GM Canada plant since 1992.