Overview
- Unifor members overwhelmingly approved the three‑year contracts for roughly 4,600 GM workers over the weekend, with strong margins at Oshawa, St. Catharines, Woodstock and an even higher yes vote at CAMI in Ingersoll.
- GM committed more than C$1.1 billion in Ontario investment under the agreement, including C$144 million to add next‑generation heavy‑duty Sierra pickup production in Oshawa and C$215 million for a single‑source next‑generation transmission line at St. Catharines.
- The deal formally enshrines a previously announced C$691 million V8 engine commitment and keeps the Woodstock parts centre in place while promising not to immediately close or sell the idled CAMI Assembly plant as GM studies alternative uses.
- Workers gain pay and cash measures that mirror Unifor’s pattern with Ford, raising full‑rate production pay to C$50.20 an hour and skilled trades to C$62.71 an hour, plus a renewed cost‑of‑living allowance, a C$10,000 productivity bonus for eligible members and a C$2,000 December bonus.
- Negotiators struck the deal against a tense trade backdrop with U.S.-Canada talks stalled over medium‑ and heavy‑duty vehicle duties and a stated U.S. plan to raise tariffs to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027, a unresolved risk that could still threaten cross‑border production and exports.