Oshawa
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End of an era as vehicle production comes to a close at GM Oshawa plant
GM announced in November last year that it would wind down production at the plant.
Unifor signs deals with firms affected by GM Oshawa plant closure
Agreements provide for improved severance packages for employees compared with the legislated minimum requirements.
GM workers called back to Oshawa plant after UAW reaches tentative deal
The company called the roughly 2,000 temporarily laid-off workers at Oshawa back Friday to restart production.
Labour board rules Unifor actions against GM were unlawful
Orders the union and its members to cease and desist from engaging in, authorizing or counselling unlawful strikes.
Sault Ste. Marie looking for workers to fill hundreds of jobs
Plan is to reach out to the GM employees in Oshawa who will be out of work, 250 positions at Algoma Steel.
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GM moving ahead with salaried job cuts, says modest number in Canada
About 18,000 non-unionized workers across North American operations are eligible for the buyout package.
Unifor calls for boycott of Mexican GM vehicles in escalation of Oshawa fight
Some GM vehicles, including the Chevrolet Blazer, Trax and GMC Terrain are made only in Mexico.
Unifor’s Dias rules out boycott in campaign to save GM Oshawa
Ekos Research poll notes 45% of Canadians support an outright boycott.
Union president says Ford to fight for workers at GM plant slated for closure
Ontario’s premier will sit down with GM executives Tuesday for his first face-to-face meeting since the company announced the Oshawa plant closure in November.
Oshawa GM workers hold work stoppage over closure
Automaker rejects Unifor plan, going ahead with the shutdown.
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Get tough with General Motors Trump style, union head urges Trudeau
Jerry Dias wants GM to reverse plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, including 2,500 production workers in Oshawa, Ont.
Martinrea to shut Ajax parts plant when GM ends Oshawa production
Plant is entirely dependent on GM’s assembly line, 77 workers to be relocated.
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GM closures: Oshawa needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
The human cost of job loss is enormous, potentially leading to depression, failing marriages or health, even suicide.
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Canada’s auto industry at risk if GM closes Oshawa plant: Dias
Unifor leader calls on Trudeau to work with Trump to keep manufacturing jobs from shifting south.
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GM in for ‘one hell of a fight’ over planned Oshawa plant closure: Union
Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor, said the union will fight against the planned move “tooth and nail.”
