Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement less than 24 hours after strike began
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Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker.
General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a strike that began early Tuesday.
Lana Payne, president of the Unifor union, says that when faced with the strike, GM had no choice but to follow a pattern agreement reached with Ford.
The new agreement covers about 4,300 autoworkers at GM’s assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, a powertrain plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, and a parts distribution center in Woodstock, Ontario.
Payne said GM agreed to all items that it fought the union on such as pensions, retiree income and converting temporary workers into permanent employees during the agreement.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2023.