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Unifor, GM have 'major issues left unresolved' as talks drag

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pUnifor President Lana Payne says the union has made progress in numerous areas, but is facing resistance on “a number of important elements of the pattern agreement established with Ford Motor Co. [of Canada].”/p

Unifor and General Motors Canada have several “major issues left unresolved” three days before the union’s strike deadline with the automaker, according to Unifor President Lana Payne.

The union has made progress in numerous areas, she added, but is facing resistance on “a number of important elements of the pattern agreement established with Ford Motor Co. .” “We have yet to receive anything confirming the existing programs and future programs GM has announced, including next-generation pickup trucks at Oshawa and e-drive units at St. Catharines.”

 

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