Strike actions paused to allow vote
ONTARIO - Less than a day after General Motors workers went on strike, Unifor says a tentative deal has been reached.
Union President Lana Payne says the terms include items such as income supports for retirees and moving temporary workers into permanent positions.
"When faced with the shutdown of these key facilities General Motors had no choice but to get serious at the table and agree to the pattern," said Payne. "The solidarity of our members has led to a comprehensive tentative agreement that follows the pattern set at Ford Motor Company to the letter, including all items that company had initial fought us on such as pensions, retiree income supports and converting full-time temporary workers into permanent employees over the life of the agreement."
If ratified, the three year agreement would cover 4,300 workers at the plants in St. Catharines, Woodstock and Oshawa.
Other highlights include base hourly wage increases of about 20 percent for production workers, and 25 percent for skilled trades workers.
It also includes two new paid holidays - Family Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Unifor adds strike actions that started at midnight are on hold, to allow union members to vote.
Unifor reached a tentative agreement w/ @GMcanada Thanks to the #solidarity of our members, GM will follow the pattern, incl. our core demands on pensions, retiree income supports and converting full-time TPTs to permanent status over the 3-year agreement: https://t.co/bU4W2VeoDh
— Unifor (@UniforTheUnion) October 10, 2023

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