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Union Stages Sit-Down Protest at GM Oshawa Plant

Members of Canada’s Unifor union protested General Motors Co.’s plan to close the company’s Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario by refusing to work the night shift last night.
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Members of Canada’s Unifor union protested General Motors Co.’s plan to close the company’s Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario by refusing to work the night shift last night, Automotive News reports.

The facility operates two lines. One makes the slow-selling Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS large sedans on a one-shift basis. The other operates two shifts to assemble bodies for previous-generation fullsize Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks. GM has said it won’t assign any vehicle programs to the plant after this year.

The protest began after GM rejected as unworkable several Unifor proposals to keep the factory operating. The company insists that the union’s suggestions fail to “combat the declining economic and market factors that must be addressed.”

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