Toronto.- Some 4,280 workers in three manufacturing plants General Motors Production (GM) in Canada began this Tuesday a strike given the lack of progress in negotiations for the signing of a collective agreement.
With this one, now GM now faces two simultaneous strikes: one in Canada and another in the United States, where the United Auto Workers union (UAW) has been on strike since September 15 in two assembly plants and 18 spare parts distribution centers of the company.
The Canadian strike affects the Oshawa assembly plant, the St. Catherines powertrain plant and the Woodstock parts distribution center.
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The Canadian union Unifor said in a statement that it was forced to stop operations at these three factories due to GM’s rejection of its proposals which correspond to the conditions obtained during negotiations with Ford in late September.
“The company continues to fail to meet our demands for pensions, support for retirees and measures to convert temporary workers into permanent, full-time employees,” said Lana Payne, President of Unifor .
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GM Canada strike. Photo: AP
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