Unifor turns focus to Stellantis after wrapping up deals with General Motors, Ford

TORONTO - Unifor announced it will commence contract negotiations with U.S. automaker Stellantis on Tuesday. The union previously finalized collective agreements with General Motors and Ford in Canada. Unifor reported that its members at General Motors in Oshawa, St. Catharines, and Woodstock overwhelmingly approved the new contracts, with approval rates of 80.5 percent and 96.5 percent, respectively.

The three-year agreements increased wages for full-rate production workers to $50.20 per hour and skilled trades workers to $62.71 an hour. Unifor stated that the agreements with GM reflect the three percent annual wage increases reached with Ford, which the union used as a starting point for its pattern bargaining with the industry.