Union members at three Ontario General Motors plants ratify new agreement

Sat May 17, 12:51 PM
The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers at three General Motors plants have ratified a new labour deal that mirrors agreements with other major auto makers.
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By The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers at three General Motors plants have ratified a new labour deal that mirrors agreements with other major auto makers.

The auto giant and the union are awaiting a final vote from one additional General Motors facility in Woodstock, Ont.

Under the deal, reached on Thursday, a plant in Oshawa will begin building a new Camaro sports car, along with a rear-wheel drive car.

The deal also preserves one shift at the truck assembly factory in Oshawa until 2009.

The deal comes as rising fuel prices and a high Canadian dollar continue to batter the domestic auto manufacturing industry.

GM has recently announced massive layoffs and cuts across Ontario, including the closure of a Windsor transmission plant by mid-2010 affecting 1,400 workers. (