TORONTO — Unifor has set a deadline for its contract talks with General Motors for 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 9. Negotiations between the union and the U.S. automaker resumed this week after workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada voted to approve a new contract. The GM talks cover about 4,300 workers at the automaker's St. Catharines Powertrain Plant, the Oshawa Assembly Complex and the Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre. Unifor is looking to use its agreement at Ford as a pattern agreement in its talks w
The United Auto Workers made a new counter-proposal to Chrysler-parent Stellantis on Thursday, just one day before the union is set to strike additional Detroit Three automotive facilities without serious progress in ongoing labor negotiations. A union official confirmed the new proposal as talks remain active with Stellantis, General Motors and Ford Motor in the strike's fourteenth day. The UAW and the Detroit Three have been far apart on key issues.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state's Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have the highest guaranteed base salary in the industry. The state’s minimum wage for all other workers — $15.
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Canadian union Unifor sets Oct 9 deadline for GM negotiations(Reuters) - Canadian union Unifor said on Thursday it has informed General Motors that Oct. 9 has been set as the deadline for negotiating a deal with ...
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Canadian union Unifor sets Oct 9 deadline for GM negotiations(Reuters) - Canadian union Unifor said on Thursday it has informed General Motors that Oct. 9 has been set as the deadline for negotiating a deal with ...
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Canadian union Unifor sets Oct 9 deadline for GM negotiations'Negotiations between Unifor and General Motors are underway to secure a tentative agreement that follows the pattern set with Ford of Canada,' Unifor said in a statement, adding that the negotiating deadline has been set for Monday, Oct. 9 at 11:59 p.m. GM did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a comment. Unifor had announced GM as its second bargaining target in contract talks with the Detroit Three on Monday, a day after ratifying a new three-year contract with Ford Motor.
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Unifor meeting with skilled trade workers over issues with Ford dealThe contract Unifor negotiated with Ford was ratified by a majority of members but rejected by skilled trade workers.
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Unifor addresses members who are unhappy with three-year Ford dealAgreement was ratified on the weekend even though a majority of skilled tradespeople voted against it
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