Unionized GM Workers Set to Finish Voting on Tentative Agreement
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- More than 4,600 unionized General Motors workers in Ontario were voting on tentative labor agreements reached with Unifor.
- Voting was expected to conclude Sunday, Aug. 30.
- The agreements cover workers at GM’s Oshawa, Ingersoll, St. Catharines and Woodstock operations, with the union citing wage and benefit increases.
More than 4,600 unionized General Motors workers in Ontario were expected to finish voting Sunday on tentative labor contracts negotiated by Unifor and the automaker.
The union and GM reached the agreements on Aug. 22. Members spent the weekend deciding whether to ratify contracts covering the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll, and operations in St. Catharines and Woodstock.
Unifor National President Lana Payne said the agreements provide strong increases in wages and benefits. The talks began earlier in August after the union reached a deal with Ford that included annual pay increases of 3% and a renewed no-closure agreement.
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