Tag: Unifor
Jagmeet Singh targets Trump at London campaign stop: ‘Attacking workers’
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh followed Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the campaign trail to London on Wednesday. And like the Liberal leader, Singh did not take any questions from reporters at an evening event at the campaign office of Dirka Prout, the party’s candidate in London Centre. But Singh did comment on the executive […]
General Dynamics to Ottawa: We need more military orders or risk layoffs
London’s military armoured vehicle maker is lobbying the Canadian government for orders with the manufacturer facing possible layoffs without new work, its union leaders say. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada on Oxford Street East needs an immediate order from Ottawa of 150 light armoured vehicles and a commitment of at least 25 a year […]
Members of Unifor Local 27 have ratified a new, three-year collective agreement that boosts pay nearly nine per cent after three years, offers two bonus payments and betters the pension plan, said Lu
Workers at General Dynamics in London continue to be among the highest paid unionized workers in manufacturing.
Trump tariffs: London region auto sector braces for bad news
It’s a matter of how bad the news will be for the London region auto sector because of U.S. tariffs, not whether it will be bad, many say
Trump tariffs: Ontario automakers could shutter plants within 1 week, analyst says
Ontario automotive assembly plants could shut down within a week of being hit with a U.S. tariff on their vehicles, some industry observers say. Car dealers in the U.S. have seen inventory on their lots steadily growing for more than a year. There are now about three million unsold vehicles, and a 25 per-cent-price increase […]