General Motors

• GM unionized workers ratify new contracts with automaker

  Unifor and GM agreed Aug. 22 on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario, and union members voted on them over the weekend.

  Canada

  Aug 31
  
• Unionized GM workers to wrap up voting on tentative agreement

  Unifor and General Motors agreed on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario on Aug. 22. The vote is set to wrap up Sunday.

  Canada

  Aug 30
  
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• Unifor, General Motors reach tentative deal for thousands of Ontario auto workers

  Unifor announced a tentative labour deal Saturday for its members at GM's Ontario plants. Union officials said the agreement, if ratified, will improve wages and benefits.

  Canada

  Aug 22
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• Unifor to begin talks with General Motors after deal with Ford

  In pattern bargaining, a union negotiates with one company to set terms that it hopes to replicate with other companies in the same sector. 

  Canada

  Aug 10
• Former GM site owners take cleanup case to Ontario Superior Court

  Ontario's Superior Court of Justice received the notice of appeal on July 14, with the owners of the former GM site asking the court to issue a ruling.

  Canada

  Jul 22
• General Motors says renewal of CUSMA ‘very important’ for auto industry

  As uncertainty remains around North American trade relations, General Motors says CUSMA, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, is 'very important' for the automobile industry.

  Politics

  Jul 5
• Appeal made on St. Catharines’ orders for cleanup of former GM site

  When the orders were first made, the city said the owners of the property could face monetary penalties or prosecution under the Provincial Offences Act.

  Canada

  Jun 16
• Former GM plants must be repaired or demolished, Ontario city orders

  The General Motors plants on Ontario Street in St. Catharines closed in 2010 and were later sold in 2014 to BayShore Groups, which planned to build a retirement community.

  Canada

  May 27
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• GM to spend $691M on St. Catharines engine plant

  The investment comes as tariffs imposed by the U.S. government have raised concerns about the future of Canada's automotive sector. 

  Canada

  Apr 29
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• Laid-off GM workers should get lower taxes on severance, Tories urge

  The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.

  Canada

  Feb 9