Oshawa GM Plant

• GM Canada says Oshawa assembly plant restart ahead of schedule

  The company says truck production is now expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year rather than its previous target of January 2022.

  Canada

  May 5, 2021
  
• GM says truck production won’t be cut amid global chip shortage

  The U.S. automaker said the lack of semiconductor chips could shave up to US$2 billion from its 2021 profit.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2021
  
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• The start of something new: GM workers, Ontario Tech, mayor weigh in on Oshawa’s tech-driven future

  It's not the type of future she envisioned, but the news of GM's plant closure has given one worker a new calling — to help rebuild Oshawa's economy by creating green jobs.

  Tech

  Oct 16, 2019
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• GM says all vehicle production halted at Oshawa assembly plant

  General Motors says it has halted all vehicle production at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., as a result of a strike by the United Auto Workers union in the United States.

  Economy

  Sep 20, 2019
• GM employees unsure of new vision for automotive plant in Oshawa

  There's mixed reaction from GM employees after it was announced some jobs were staying in Oshawa.

  Canada

  May 9, 2019
• Unifor ‘confident’ about saving GM jobs in Oshawa

  “I am much more confident today than I was a month ago that, together, we will find a resolution,” said Unifor president Jerry Dias in a news release.

  Economy

  Mar 19, 2019
• Ontario labour board rules Unifor labour actions against GM were unlawful

  General Motors Canada asked the board earlier in February to stop "any further illegal activities" after several job actions by Unifor members following the news that the Oshawa plant would close later this year.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2019
• General Motors files application with Ontario Labour Relations Board to stop ‘illegal strikes’

  GM is asking the provincial labour board to put an end to strikes led by Unifor, the union representing workers at the company's soon-to-close Oshawa plant.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2019
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• Union presidents says Ford will fight for workers affected by GM plant closure

  GM announced in December that it would shut down operations at the plant by the end of 2019, leaving around 2,600 workers without a job.

  Politics

  Jan 14, 2019
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• Danielle Smith: Another bailout for GM? No way

  It is sad 2,300 workers in Oshawa will be losing their jobs with the closure of the GM plant. But GM is failing in Oshawa because they are producing cars that consumers no longer want, writes Danielle Smith.

  Nov 27, 2018