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GM strikes overview:
- Who: General Motors and the Unifor, the union representing 4,300 striking auto workers in Canada, reached a tentative contract agreement.
- Why: The agreement ends GM strikes at Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre after one day and sets up a new contract for their work.
- Where: The three factories where workers were striking are located in Canada.
General Motors reached a tentative contract agreement with 4,300 auto workers to end a one-day strike at three of its plants in Canada.
The contract temporarily approved by Unifor, the union representing the workers, applies to the Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre.
“When faced with the shutdown of these key facilities General Motors had no choice but to get serious at the table and agree to the pattern,” Unifor National President Lana Payne said. “The solidarity of our members has led to a comprehensive tentative agreement that follows the pattern set at Ford Motor Company to the letter, including all items that company had initially fought us on such as pensions, retiree income supports and converting full-time temporary workers into permanent employees over the life of the agreement.”
The GM Canada auto workers contract follows a pattern agreement that was reached with Ford Motor Company in September, according to Unifor. A full vote of the GM Canada auto workers membership will be needed before the contract is approved.
GM Canada auto workers will receive 10% general wage increases in first year of deal, Unifor says
The new GM Canada contract includes a 20% hourly pay increase for production workers and 25% for skilled trades. There will be general wage increases of 10% in Year 1 of the agreement, followed by 2% in Year 2 and 3% in the third year along with a restart of cost of living adjustments in December 2024, according to Unifor.
“All members will benefit now that the pattern is in place at GM, whether they’re temporary workers, new hires, or already at the top of the pay scale,” Unifor Ford Master Bargaining Chair Jason Gale said in a statement. “This agreement delivers the kind of historic pay increases our members need and significant pension improvements that will protect their living standards in retirement.”
An April lawsuit claims that General Motors knowingly sold Chevy Bolt vehicles with defective battery packs.
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