Steel Markets
September 21, 2019
GM Strike Impacts Canadian Workers
Written by Sandy Williams
The strike by United Auto Workers at General Motors is disrupting sister operations in Canada. As Day 5 of the strike began Friday, GM Canada announced layoffs for more than 2,500 of its workers. Union leaders expect further reductions next week.
General Motors Canada laid off about 1,200 workers at the assembly plant in Oshawa on Tuesday and another 650 on Thursday. The plant is unable to get parts from U.S. plants that are used in production of GM pickup trucks. On Friday, the line that makes Chevrolet Impalas and Cadillacs was halted making the total number of layoffs more than 2,500. About 75 workers in the stamping operations still remain at work. GM previously announced that the production lines at Oshawa would be closed at the end of this year.
