Labor
Strike at Chevy Equinox plant pinches GM powertrain output
Sept. 21General Motors is reducing production at powertrain factories in Canada and the U.S. as a result of a strike at the Chevrolet Equinox plant in Ontario, now in its fourth day.
GM invited to resume negotiations with striking Canadian union
Sept. 21The union representing 2,500 striking workers at GM Canada's CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says it has invited management to get talks rolling again in hopes of reaching a settlement.
Mechanics' union encouraged by new contract with Chicago-area dealerships
Sept. 20The union representing Chicago-area mechanics is encouraged by its new contract with local dealerships. The contract, signed Sunday, ended a seven-week strike.
Fake charity was tied to UAW-FCA scam, prosecutors say
Sept. 20Federal prosecutors seized $292,000 funds they allege were laundered through a fake hospice center in connection to corruption scandal by UAW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executives.
GM, Unifor talking informally as strike enters second day, union says
Sept. 19GM and Unifor, the union representing about 2,800 striking workers at the CAMI assembly plant, have talked informally over the phone but aren't yet back the bargaining table, a union official said.
Unifor strike at GM result of 'major philosophical differences'
Sept. 18Canadian workers striking a key GM assembly plant could picket for a long while, Unifor President Jerry Dias said. GM Canada urged Unifor to "resume negotiations."
GM struck by Unifor at Equinox plant in Ontario
Sept. 17Canadian workers assembling GM's top-selling crossover are on strike. Unifor Local 88, which represents about 2,750 workers at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ont., said Sunday night that its bargaining committee was not able to reach a tentative contract with GM.
No deal yet at GM's Ontario Equinox plant as contract set to expire
Sept. 15Canadian workers assembling one of GM's hottest-selling vehicles could go on strike on Sunday night if Unifor and the automaker fail to reach a new labor contract.
Unifor says 'intense' contract talks progressing at GM's Ontario Equinox plant
Sept. 17Contract talks between General Motors and Unifor were described by local union leadership as intense but progressing just hours before Sunday night's strike deadline at CAMI Assembly in Ontario.
U.S. labor board files complaint against Tesla over worker rights
Aug. 31The U.S. agency in charge of enforcing labor law filed a complaint against Tesla, saying it found merit to workers' complaints about unfair labor practices.
GM workers at Ontario plant authorize strike
Aug. 27Workers at General Motors' Ingersoll, Ontario, assembly plant voted to authorize a strike should no labor agreement be reached next month.
UAW, Unifor meet to talk NAFTA labor standards
Aug. 25Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Unifor president Jerry Dias and his American counterpart, UAW president Dennis Williams, Friday in Toronto to discuss NAFTA renegotiations.
