BenefitsSupplementalAgreement 2020-2023

GM/UNIFOR Contract Books 2016-2020

1. 2020 GM Master Agreement
2. 2016 Unifor GM Master
3. 2016 Local Agreement
4. 2016 Exhibit A –  Pension Plan
5. 2016 Exhibit B – Group Life and Disability Insurance Program
6. 2016 Exhibit C – Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan SUB
7. 2016 Exhibit D –  Income Maintenance Benefit Plan  & VTEP 
8. 2016 Exhibit F – Unifor/GM Legal Services Plan
9. 2016 Exhibit G – Health Care Insurance Program
10. GM Bargaining Highlights
11. Understanding New Hire Language

GM Contract Ratified

Unifor members ratify Agreement with GM TORONTO, September 25 – Unifor members working at General Motors facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock ratified an Agreement that secures investment in all three communities, converts 700 precarious jobs and offers wage improvements. The new Agreement was ratified by 64.7 per cent overall from all three locals. The breakdown is 66.5 per cent from members in production and 56.5 per cent by skilled trades. The ratified deal with GM sets the pattern for contract talks that begin with Fiat-Chrysler Automotives on Monday. Once a deal with FCA is ratified, negotiations will begin with Ford.

GM Ratification Results 2016-gm-st-catharines-ratification-vote-results Images from Ratification Meeting

Important Dates to watch and stay informed:

June 1, 2016 – Unifor Auto Council meets in London, Ontario, and votes unanimously to make new investments in Canada, including new product allocations, the top priority of the 2016 round of Detroit Three auto talks.

June 24 – Notice to Bargain requests are sent to the seven bargaining units of the Detroit Three automakers. An Application for Conciliation is submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

August 9 – Unifor Auto Council meets on the eve of the official start of bargaining.

August 10 – Bargaining formally opens with General Motors at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.

GM Unifor Miles apart

August 11 – Bargaining formally opens with Ford and Fiat Chrysler Canada at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.

August 15 – Full negotiations commence at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.

August 22-26 – Unifor National Convention in Ottawa.

August 28 – Strike votes held at Detroit Three bargaining units.

September 5 – Labour Day

September 6 – Pattern bargaining target picked.

September 19 – Detroit Three contracts expire, putting Unifor and the employers in a legal strike/lockout position.

September 25th – Ratification Votes for GM at three locations.

September 26th – Fiat Chrysler Automotive Next target

AUTOTALKS16

Did you know Unifor has set up a Twitter andFacebook page to engage with our members during the collective bargaining process.

If you don’t have a Facebook or Twitter account this might be the perfect time to set one up. Check out the following links and stay connected.

Facebook official page

Twitter official page

National Website – Official

Local 199 GM Unit Facebook

Newsletters

Auto_Talks, Unifor selects target for pattern bargaining, September 8 Auto Talks, strike authorization results, September 1 Auto Talks, Strike authorization this weekend, August 25 Auto Talks, bargaining opens, August 17 Just the Facts, the bargaining process, May 2016 Just  the Facts, pattern bargaining, June 2016 Just the Facts, strike mandate, July 2015 Quick Facts

Quick Facts Q & A September 9, 2016 This one-pager provides information for members to better understand the bargaining process used in Detroit Three negotiations.

Solidarity Letters

Unifor local_707_solidarity_with GM locals Unifor local_88 at CAMI Assembly plant issue notice and extend solidarity, September 8, 2016 Unifor local_444_solidarity_with GM locals Unifor_local_1285_solidarity_with GM locals

Fact Sheets and Studies

Economic Impact of the Detroit Three Automakers in Canada Q&A on study and the Centre for Spatial Economics Importance of Canadian auto sales to Detroit Three Quality and Productivity Labour_costs_in_vehicles What We Make

Fact Sheets

Importance of Canadian auto sales to Detroit Three Quality and Productivty Labour_costs_in_vehicles

Regional Fact Sheets

Canada Ontario Oshawa Greater Toronto Area St. Catharines-Niagara Waterloo Region London Windsor

News Archive

Press Releases

Study shows economic impact of auto industry, September 1 Unifor autoworkers authorize strike, August 28 Unifor opens bargaining with Ford and Fiat Chrysler, August 11 Unifor opens bargaining with General Motors Canada, August 10 Auto Council sets bargaining priorities, June 1

Jerry Dias columns

Why We Are Prepared to Strike at GM, Huffington Post September 8, 2016 New Products Are Key To Auto Bargaining Talks, Huffington Post June 10 Auto makers and governments must invest in the long game, Globe and Mail, July 25 It’s Time For Automakers To Invest In Canada, Huffington Post, August 3

Other columns

The business case for investing in Canada’s auto industry, Toronto Star, August 18

Invest in Canada

Invest in good jobs. Invest in the future. Invest in our communities. Invest in innovation. Invest in the next generation. Invest in our children.

This is a bargaining year between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers – General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Canada. These are an important round of talks, perhaps the most important in a generation. That’s because the top priority for Unifor in these negotiations will be securing new investment in Canada. New investments will secure good jobs in this country, and a stable future for our communities and our children. For every job in auto, seven more are created throughout the Canadian economy at suppliers and other companies that sell to the auto plants, as well as the spending done by those workers. The taxes paid by those workers support schools, hospitals and other public services on which we all rely. The benefits of good auto jobs spread far and wide beyond the communities where those jobs are actually located.

Just one example: a 2015 study by the Centre for Spatial Economics found that more than 30,000 jobs rely on the General Motors facility for their future and that the operations contribute more than $5-billion to Ontario’s gross domestic product and provide the federal and Ontario governments $1-billion in revenue. And that’s just one operation. Across Canada, the economic impact of having an auto industry in this country is massive. A decline in that industry would hurt all Canadians — and that’s why Unifor is standing up for good jobs, healthy communities and a future for our young people during this round of negotiations.

Unifor represents more than 40,000 workers in the auto industry, including more than 23,000 working for the Detroit Three.