Unifor members approve three-year GM contracts, paving way for new truck production

Union members at General Motors facilities across Ontario have overwhelmingly endorsed three-year collective agreements, boosting hourly wages for regular production workers to $50.20 and for skilled trades to $62.71. Approval rates were 80.5% in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock, and 96.5% in Ingersoll, where many employees remain on indefinite layoff after the CAM-I plant was idled. The contracts, aligned with Unifor's recent deal with Ford, preserve a cost-of-living allowance and add a $10,000 productivity bonus plus a $2,000 December bonus for eligible members.

GM Canada committed further investment to introduce next-generation GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty truck production at the Oshawa plant and to make St. Catharines the sole source for a new transmission and V8 engine line. Unifor's national president emphasized the agreements secure over $1 billion in investments and a stronger Canadian manufacturing footprint, while also urging the return of production to CAM-I.