Potential end to GM strike in US is good news for Southwestern Ontario companies
TREVOR WILHELM, Windsor Star October 16, 2019 A tentative deal following the bitter month-long General Motors strike in the U.S. has brought hope that 120 laid-off auto parts workers in the Windsor area could soon return to work. “Obviously this is positive news for us and the units we represent, and the whole community,” said […]
Canadian auto workers await ratification of GM-UAW deal
Company said to have lost US$2 billion over duration of strike, while workers gave up as much as US$4,000 Emily Jackson, Financial Post October 16, 2019 Thousands of Canadian auto workers could return to work as early as next week after a breakthrough in negotiations between General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union […]
GM restarts Ingersoll plant as scheduled despite ongoing U.S. strike
The Canadian Press, October 7, 2019 TORONTO — General Motors has restarted production at its assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., even as a strike by U.S. autoworkers enters a fourth week. The company shut down the plant last week according to a schedule that was set well before the start of the strike by about […]
