Canada’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in March according to the Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) which measures business conditions in the sector. The PMI rose from 54.7 …
Two major free trade agreements have the potential to affect Canada’s auto industry, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), already in place but due to be “tweaked” by the …
Canada’s auto industry on cusp of rebuilding in NAFTA, but no thanks to CETA: Unifor Read More »
The headline achievement of Unifor’s just-ratified contract with Ford, the last of the three negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, is the $713 million investment the union managed to secure …
Securing new investment greatest achievement of Unifor’s agreement with Ford Read More »
Was it the personal involvement of Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and a “proud” Canadian, that produced the last-minute tentative agreement between the automaker and Unifor last …
Eleventh hour intervention by Marchionne secured Fiat Chrysler deal Read More »
Contract negotiations between Unifor and the Detroit Three automakers have become potentially more complicated as a union local leader at an Oakville Ford assembly plant has said he will not …
Local Ford union rebellion over GM contract threatens pattern bargaining Read More »
Ontario’s labour movement is applauding the government’s release of an interim report on revising the province’s labour laws. Unifor national president Jerry Dias called it a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to transform …
Labour groups welcome interim report on precarious workers in Ontario Read More »
Fiat Chrysler will hire at least 600 new workers for its Windsor Assembly Plant. The total number of new hires could exceed 1,000, according to some. They will help the …
Windsor’s good fortune with Chrysler hiring tempered by TPP concerns Read More »
Various business and industry groups have come forward to offer congratulations and statements of good intentions to the new Liberal government. At least one group, Canada’s largest private sector union, …
Industry mostly positive about government’s infrastructure spending plans Read More »
