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Canada’s largest private sector union says it will turn to negotiations with General Motors after members voted to accept its labour agreement with Ford Motor Co. of Canada. Hailing the agreement with Ford as a historic deal that met the union’s priorities “in a big way,” Unifor president Lana Payne said the …
Read More »Ford Motor workers ratify agreement with Unifor, set precedent
The union that represents 5,600 workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada confirmed Sunday its members had ratified a three-year contract with the automaker, setting the pattern for upcoming talks with General Motors and Stellantis. Unifor and Ford reached a tentative agreement Tuesday after extending a strike deadline by 24 …
Read More »Battles brewing as Ontario, Canada push Ring of Fire mining to boost EV plan
The lawyer representing a number of First Nations communities opposed to the Ford government’s plans for the Ring of Fire is cautioning that the province’s long-term electric vehicle battery manufacturing strategy might be a “fool’s errand.” Premier Doug Ford agreed to enter into a pact with the federal government to …
Read More »No deal yet on electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Stellantis says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 1, 2023 10:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Stellantis says there is no deal yet to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. Spokeswoman LouAnn Gosselin says they have yet to receive an official response to …
Read More »Ontario offering more money to automaker Stellantis, Ford says
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days …
Read More »Stellantis ‘stalemate’ can end if Ontario pays its ‘fair share,’ Champagne says
Ottawa is “very confident” it can settle a dispute with automaker Stellantis if the Ontario government pays its “fair share,” Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says. Stellantis, one of the world’s largest automakers that makes vehicles including Chrysler, Ram and Fiat, said Monday it stopped construction on a $5-billion electric vehicle …
Read More »Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2023 12:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a southwestern Ontario city says he expects the federal government to live up to a deal that would see one of the world’s biggest automakers build an electric …
Read More »Stellantis offering retirement incentives to workers at Windsor, Brampton plants
Stellantis is offering a “retirement incentive program” to employees at its Ontario assembly plants in Windsor and Brampton ahead of a multibillion-dollar shift to electric vehicle production, but the automaker is not commenting on how much it expects to shrink its workforce. In a statement on Tuesday, the company formerly …
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