Unifor Local 222
1425 Phillip Murray Avenue L1J 8L4 Oshawa, ON, Canada

Bargaining Update #14 11/5/2020 Unifor members, Earlier today, National President Jerry Dias, alongside the Unifor-GM Master Bargaining Committee, publicly announced that the Union reached a tentative settlement with General Motors. The agreement was struck early in the morning, following a late-hour strike deadline extension as noted in a Bargaining Update posted to this website last night....Continue reading

Truck assembly returns to Oshawa and new investment secures GM jobs in St. Catharines and Woodstock. Watch this historic moment in Unifor’s history:

TORONTOUnifor’s Master Bargaining Committee has reached a tentative agreement that is being unanimously recommended for 1700 members working at General Motors in St. Catharines, Oshawa and Woodstock, averting a strike this morning. Unifor’s National President will provide more information at a news conference that will be streamed live on Facebook tomorrow morning. No further comment will be made until then. WHAT: Virtual News Conference to update media on GM ba...rgaining WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 2020 WHERE: Facebook live from Provincial Ballroom, Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street West WHO: Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Unifor Bargaining Committee representatives Journalists wishing to participate in the Question & Answer portion of the news conference by phone must register by 8 a.m. Thursday November 5, 2020 by emailing [email protected] and we will send you dial in information. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in compliance with Ontario health directives, only one pool camera and one pool photographer will be permitted on site at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The news conference will streamed live on Unifor’s Facebook page and broadcast quality video of the event will be available shortly afterward for download at this link. A digital media kit including background on Canada’s auto industry and details on plant locations, products produced and number of workers represented by Unifor can be found on this website. For media inquiries or to arrange interviews after the news conference via Facetime, Zoom, or Skype please contact Unifor’s Director of Communications, Natalie Clancy at [email protected] or 416-707-5794 (cell).

TORONTOUnifor’s master bargaining committee has decided to continue bargaining with General Motors Canada past the strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. tonight. The master bargaining committee is ready to negotiate all night if needed to fight for our members in St. Catharines, Oshawa and Woodstock to give GM ample opportunity to work with us to achieve a fair settlement and avoid a work stoppage, said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. Dias will share more information at a n...ews conference tomorrow that will be streamed live on Facebook. WHAT: Virtual News Conference to update media on GM bargaining WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 2020 WHERE: Facebook live from Provincial Ballroom, Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street W. WHO: Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Unifor Bargaining Committee representatives Journalists wishing to participate in the Question & Answer portion of the news conference by phone must register by 9 a.m. Thursday by emailing [email protected] and we will send you dial in information. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in compliance with Ontario health directives, only one pool camera and one pool photographer will be permitted on site at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. The news conference will streamed live on Unifor’s Facebook page and broadcast quality video of the event will be available shortly afterward for download at this link. A digital media kit including background on Canada’s auto industry and details on plant locations, products produced and number of workers represented by Unifor can be found on this website. Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future. For media inquiries or to arrange interviews after the news conference via Facetime, Zoom, or Skype please contact Unifor’s Director of Communications, Natalie Clancy at [email protected] or 416-707-5794 (cell).