Unifor urging Canadians to boycott GM vehicles made in Mexico
The union released an Ekos Research poll last week noting that 45 per cent of Canadians support an outright boycott of GM. Continue reading
Oshawa Assembly plant
Autoworkers rally at Oshawa GM headquarters to protest assembly plant closure
GM announced in late November that it would wind down its Oshawa operations by the end of 2019 at a loss of about 2,600 unionized workers and 340 other staff. Continue reading
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Doug Ford, federal officials unable to convince GM to keep Oshawa assembly plant open
General Motors says it has reaffirmed plans to close the Oshawa Assembly Plant in meetings with the Ontario and federal governments. Continue reading
General Motors rejects proposals by Unifor to keep Oshawa assembly plant open past 2019
Unifor president Jerry Dias sat down with GM Tuesday to talk about the proposals the union had made to extend the life of the Ontario plant but came away empty-handed. Continue reading
GM identifies jobs, training programs for workers impacted by Oshawa assembly plant closure
The city of Oshawa and surrounding areas east of Toronto were shocked last month when the highly rated Oshawa Assembly plant was included as one of five North American GM plants expected to close next year. Continue reading