Workers at Windsor, Ont., auto parts plant TRQSS Inc. have voted to join Unifor, notching a major organizing win for the union that President Lana Payne said gives Unifor added momentum in Canada’s automotive sector.
“This is by far the largest auto parts facility that we’ve organized since the beginning of Unifor,” Payne told Automotive News Canada. TRQSS, which employs nearly 600 workers, makes seatbelts for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and several other automakers in Canada and the United States. It is part of the TRAM Group, a North American subsidiary of Japan-based supplier Tokai Rika Company Ltd.
“It’s that kind of a moment … we are seeing organizing moments like this for the past year all across North America.” “Any transition that happens is going to be challenging,” she said. “I think workers see the importance of having a union when they’re going through those kinds of transitions, that there’s somebody there, not just to help improve working conditions, but to fight for you throughout that transition.”
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