Unifor says it has reached a tentative deal with General Motors a little more than 10 days after labour talks with the auto manufacturer began.
The agreements cover over 4,600 workers employed at various Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll, as well as operations in St. Catharines and Woodstock, the union said in a statement.
While the terms of the deals were not immediately available, Unifor national president Lana Payne touted them as delivering “strong income and benefit gains, amid some of the most challenging times in our history.”
The details of the agreements will be released to members for ratification votes between Aug. 29 and 30. General Motors’ Ingersoll plant currently sits idle with thousands of workers laid off.
The tentative deal follows one between Unifor and automaker Ford struck in July, where members approved a three-year deal that included three per cent annual pay increases.
It also included a renewal of a no-closure commitment and various program commitments at Ford’s facilities. The union touted its deal with Ford as setting the foundation for its new agreement with GM.
Auto manufacturing has been an industry caught in the crosshairs of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada, launched by U.S. President Trump in early 2025.
The U.S. currently has a 25 per cent tariff imposed on Canadian-made cars, imposed in April, 2025. Canada retaliated shortly after with 25 per cent tariffs on certain vehicles imported from the U.S.
