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        home > news > Automobiles > Canadian Auto Union Blasts GM for Moving Work to Mexico

        Canadian Auto Union Blasts GM for Moving Work to Mexico

        Union president says its time to tear up NAFTA.

        Joseph Szczesny
        Joseph Szczesny , Executive Editor
        Jan. 27, 2017
        Unifor President Jerry Dias harshly criticized GM's plan to move some SUV production from Ontario to Mexico.

        Unifor, the union representing Canadian auto workers, blasted General Motors for the company’s decision to shift some production from Ingersoll, Ontario, to Mexico and vowed to pressure the Canadian government to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement.

        “This decision reeks of corporate greed. It is not based on sales, it is another example of how good jobs are being shifted out of Canada for cheaper labor in Mexico and Unifor will not let it happen without a fight,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.

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        GM said it plans to lay off more than 600 workers at the CAMI–GM plant. The Ingersoll plant is not covered by the GM-Unifor contract reached last fall in which GM promised new investment at its Canadian factories.

        The Ingersoll plant is currently the home of two of GM’s more popular vehicles, the Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain. GM is scheduled to release new versions of both vehicles this year and it now appears the will be built in both Canada and Mexico.

        “The Equinox and Terrain are incredibly successful vehicles and given current market demand, there is no justification for layoffs at the CAMI facility,” added Dias, adding the union expects to 625 jobs as a result of GM’s decision.

        General Motors is shifting some work from the CAMI-GM Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, to Mexico.

        (Automakers look for options, weight costs under Trump. Click Here for the story.)

        The projected volumes for Equinox production in Mexico has steadily risen during the past few years, while previously it was solely made in Canada, Unifor noted.

        The CAMI–GM plant was not part of the Detroit Three negotiations this past fall where Unifor was able to secure a footprint and more than $1.5 billion in investment for production and jobs. While pledging the union’s full commitment to do all it can for its members Dias indicated that the announcement should be the last straw for the federal government and called for swift action.

        Dias said the move is a betrayal and underscores why NAFTA is a terrible deal for Canadian jobs. With NAFTA under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, the GM decision is likely to put additional pressure on Justin Trudeau, the current Canadian prime minister, to demand sweeping changes to thee-nation trade pact adopted back in 1994.

        (Big Three executives hear Trump’s pleas for more jobs. For more, Click Here.)

        The Trump administration has also threatened to impose its so-called “border tax” on cars built in Canada.

        “The CAMI announcement is a shining example of everything wrong with NAFTA, it must be re-negotiated. It is imperative that we have trade rules that help ensure good jobs in Canada,” Dias said.

        Unifor is calling on Trudeau to set up mechanisms to restore a balance in jobs and investment to protect the Canadian economy and Canada’s auto industry. Unifor also asks the federal government to step up and act with confidence to protect jobs.

        (Trump threatens Canada, Mexico, with new border tariffs. Click Here for the story.)

        With President Trump in the midst of a feud with Mexico over construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, NAFTA could soon be on life support.

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        One response to “Canadian Auto Union Blasts GM for Moving Work to Mexico”

        1. Dave says:
          January 27, 2017 at 3:12 pm

          Can you say “Trump bandwagon”?

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