Jerry Dias GM will be the Target

Today, September 6th 2016 at approximately 10:15 am Jerry Dias announced that Unifor will negotiate with GM to establish a pattern contract for the Detroit Three.  Jerry said that the intention is to solidify the footprint in Canada and stop the exodus of investment from Canada.  The last 11 investment announcements made were in Mexico and the US. Jerry added “We are not negotiating for a dispute we are negotiating for an agreement”  “I don’t think there will be a strike, I think GM will work with us to make an agreement, but a strike is always a possibility.” The strike deadline is 19th September at midnight. More details to follow shortly.