
Unifor targets auto OEM as labour negotiations heat up
Ford picked as the template agreement. Union is pushing for commitments that new products will be made at Canadian plants.

Unifor still in talks with GM as contract expiration looms
A tentative agreement will set a pattern for deals with all three automakers.
Unifor picks General Motors for pattern auto deal
Detroit Three contracts expire Sept. 19; if no deal, union could call a strike.
Detroit Three autoworkers give Unifor a strike mandate
Union says no deals without promises of investment in Canada’s auto sector.

CAPC issues ‘Call to Action 2’ to save declining Canadian auto industry
Automotive council says it’s not too late to rescue automotive manufacturing from ‘irrelevance.’
No guarantee Canada’s auto plants will get new models, analysts say
Canadian assemblers could lose more than 20% of their production by 2020: AutomotiveCompass.
UPDATE: CAW wants to share in automakers’ rising profits
We won’t be overzealous.” — CAW president Ken Lewenza.

CAW focusing on Detroit 3’s profits as contract talks begin
Sacrifices were made, now workers should reap benefits too: Stanford.

Magna’s profits are up, increases NA outlook
Magna International Inc. raised its dividend 10% Feb. 23 after reporting fatter net profits in the latest quarter as Canada’s largest auto parts maker benefited from a recovery in the North American auto sector.

General Motors makes $328M investment
Flint, Mich. plant to keep or add 150 jobs: GM