GM's Canadian workers approve deal adding truck to Ontario plant amid US trade war
The three-year deals add bonuses and preserve cost-of-living protection as GM commits more than $1 billion to Canadian facilities, Unifor said.
- On Sunday, Unifor members voted to ratify new three-year contracts with General Motors, securing wage hikes for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario; production members will earn $50.20 an hour.
- Unifor National President Lana Payne announced the agreements commit more than $1 billion to Canadian facilities, strengthening the domestic auto workforce during a critical period for the industry.
- Funding includes $144 million for next-generation GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty production in Oshawa and $215 million establishing St. Catharines Propulsion as a transmission source, with total St. Catharines investment exceeding $900 million.
- Unifor's General Motors bargaining chairperson Trevor Longpre called the agreement a "bridge until we get CAMI workers back on the job," addressing the idled CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll.
- Canada's auto sector grapples with 25 per cent U.S. duties, a situation intensified by President Donald Trump vowing to increase tariffs to 50 per cent on January 1, 2027.
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These new collective agreements involve more than 4,600 employees in the automotive sector in Ontario.
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