‘Ottawa’ Union Calls for Manufacturing Spots as GM Set to Announce New Jobs in Oshawa
General Motors Canada is set to hire up to 1,000 new employees. But members of the union that represents GM plant workers say they need manufacturing jobs, not the research and technology hiring spree set to be rolled out Friday at GM’s engineering centre in Oshawa. “It would be nice to see a similar announcement for our plant. These jobs do nothing for the workers in the plant that are looking for some security for the future,” said Unifor Local 222 president Colin James, who’s worked with GM for 35 years. “I know they’re looking into driverless cars and technology, however, it’s not going to impact us for many years … and we need help yesterday.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Kathleen Wynne are expected to attend the job announcement, according to media reports.