News & Bargaining Updates

What the pattern means for GM autoworkers

Negotiations to get the pattern agreement at General Motors are underway. Unifor's bargaining team is fighting to deliver the pattern to 4,300 GM members. We spoke with Jessica about what...Read More

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October 07, 2023

Message to Unifor Skilled Trades members at General Motors

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October 07, 2023

Bargaining update #23: General Motors resists elements of Ford pattern

Bargaining update #23: General Motors resisting Ford pattern

Auto members, With just days left before Monday’s deadline, we want to update our GM members on where negotiations currently stand. While there has been movement in local and sub-committee...Read More

Unifor

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October 06, 2023

What is COLA?

Unifor’s Detroit Three pattern agreement includes a major victory with the reactivation of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). Unifor Director of Research Angelo DiCaro outlines how COLA works and...Read More

Unifor

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October 05, 2023

Bargaining update #22: Why pattern bargaining works

Auto members, The Unifor General Motors bargaining teams are continuing negotiations with General Motors to secure the economic pattern agreement that now covers more than 5,600 Ford of Canada members....Read More

Unifor

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October 04, 2023

Bargaining update #21: Unifor sets deadline in General Motors negotiations

Unifor auto members, Negotiations between Unifor and General Motors are underway to secure a tentative agreement that follows the pattern set with Ford of Canada. Unifor informed GM that the...Read More

Unifor

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September 28, 2023

Message to Unifor Skilled Trades members at Ford Motor Company

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September 26, 2023

Bargaining update #20: General Motors next target company in D3 negotiations

Unifor auto members, Today we are announcing that General Motors will be the next target company in negotiations with Detroit Three automakers, with talks set to begin tomorrow Tuesday September...Read More

Unifor

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September 25, 2023

Bargaining update #19: Contract ratification with Ford

Unifor auto members, Today our Ford members voted 54% in favour of the new three-year collective agreement with Ford of Canada. Your bargaining team pushed Ford of Canada on every...Read More

Unifor

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September 24, 2023

Bargaining update #18: Unifor members at Ford ratify new 3-year collective agreement

Hello Ford members, Priorities met! Pattern set. Congratulations. The ballots have been counted and you have ratified a 3-year agreement that will see tremendous gains for autoworkers. With the...Read More

Unifor

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September 24, 2023

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