Before the official handshake ceremonies in downtown Toronto kick off the latest round of talks between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers on Aug. 10, Automotive News Canada spoke with insiders about how each automaker is positioning itself to bargain with Unifor.
Canadian auto union Unifor officially open bargaining talks with the Detroit Three automakers in Toronto Aug. 10.
Before the official handshake ceremonies in downtown Toronto kick off the latest round of talks, Automotive News Canada spoke with insiders about how each automaker is positioning itself to bargain with Unifor.Ford Motor Co. of Canada aims to “draft a blueprint” that will steer the company through the transition to electric vehicles, while “recognizing the hard work” of staff at Ford manufacturing plants and distribution centres in Canada.
While the company must make the shift to EV production cost-competitively, the current market outlook in Canada remains positive, the Ford Canada official said. “It’s been a tough environment in recent years between COVID, between the economic pressures with inflation, with housing prices, and that’s something the entire industry is having to reconcile.”
The string of big-ticket investments is expected to alter the bargaining “dynamic” between GM and Unifor, from a focus on product allocation in past years, to contract economics and local plant issues in 2023, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, speaking on background. As with other automaker footprints in Ontario, GM’s facilities are in the midst of transitioning to EVs. CAMI began building electric BrightDrop delivery vans late last year, while the company announced plans in February to begin building EV motors at the St. Catharines Propulsion Plant no later than 2025. Meantime, GM has given no indication production of internal-combustion engine pickup trucks in Oshawa will end in the near future.
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