Workers on strike at CAMI plant in Ingersoll
Posted Sep 18, 2017 03:59:35 AM.
Last Updated Sep 18, 2017 08:47:22 AM.
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The CAMI Automotive plant in Ingersoll has been hit by a strike.
Members of Unifor Local 88 walked off the job late last Sunday night saying job security is the key issue.
Unifor National President Jerry Dias says, “These workers are standing up for good jobs. Not just for themselves, but for the entire community.”
600 workers were laid off earlier this year, when production of the Terrain was shifted from Ingersoll to Mexico.
Unifor says the plant now only produces the Equinox, which is also manufactured in Mexico.
General Motors released the following statement:
“While General Motors of Canada and our Unifor partners have made very positive progress on several issues over the past weeks, the Company is disappointed that we were not able to complete a new agreement. We encourage Unifor to resume negotiations and to continue working together to secure a competitive agreement.”
