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Unifor’s high profile campaign against GM is a also a fight for its future
TORONTO – Jerry Dias is fed up. At labour rallies, press conferences, anywhere people might listen, the head of Unifor has for more than two months been expressing a deep frustration about how General Motors has broken one promise too…
Union president says Ford to fight for workers at GM plant slated for closure
The head of the union representing workers at a General Motors plant slated for closure said Premier Doug Ford offered assurances Monday that he would pressure the automaker to change its plans for the facility in Oshawa, Ont. Unifor President…
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Steve Carlisle named head of Cadillac, new GM Canada president is Travis Hester
Oshawa, Ont. – The Ontario-born head of General Motors Canada is moving to head Cadillac, the global automaker’s luxury car division as part of a management rotation Wednesday. Steve Carlisle will replace Johan de Nysschen, who is leaving effective immediately…
Assembly plant in Oakville, Ont., to build revamped Ford Edge, company says
Ford’s revamped Edge SUV will be assembled in a plant in southern Ontario, a move a union official said signals jobs will be secure in the region as the automaker invests in new technology. Ford Motor Company of Canada said…
Unifor seeks leave to challenge Suncor random drug test ruling at Supreme Court
Edmonton – A union that represents 3,000 workers at Suncor Energy’s oilsands operations in northeast Alberta wants to take the issue of random workplace drug testing to the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken Smith, president of Unifor local 707A, said…
GE Peterborough workers exposed to thousands of toxic chemicals
Peterborough, Ont. – A new report shows that workers at the GE plant in Peterborough, Ont. were exposed to more than 3,000 toxic chemicals, including at least 40 known or suspected human carcinogens. “These GE workers have suffered horrific and…
