(Toronto) Unifor has set a deadline of October 9, at 11:59 p.m., for its contract negotiations with General Motors.
Negotiations between the union and the U.S. automaker resumed this week after Ford Motor workers in Canada voted in favor of a new contract.
The talks with GM involve about 4,300 workers at the St. Catharines powertrain plant, the Oshawa assembly complex and the Woodstock parts distribution center.
Unifor is seeking to use its agreement at Ford as a model in its discussions with GM and Stellantis.
The agreement with Ford included wage increases, improvements in pensions and benefits, and special transition measures to electric vehicles for workers at Ford’s Oakville, Ontario assembly plant. It also added two new paid holidays.