UNFOR GM CANADA WORKERS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
October 28th, 2023
Union members at Canada’s Unifor have ratified the agreement struck on Monday (Oct 9) with General Motors Canada (GM). The detailed deal was circulated to 4,300 autoworkers at Unifor locals 222, 199 and 636 in Oshawa, St Catharines and Woodstock, Ontario, at 6am Saturday morning, with balloting staged over the weekend (1).
With 80.5% voting in favour, backing for this deal was stronger than for Unifor’s earlier September pattern setting deal with Ford, which was supported by just 56% of members.
Thanking GM members for “their incredible support and ...
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