Author: John Irwin
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AutoCanada sues former CEO Patrick Priestner over dealership acquisitions
AutoCanada Inc. launched a $328-million lawsuit against its founder and former CEO, Patrick Priestner, claiming he acted against the interests of the Canadian dealership group when he acquired dealerships through private companies.
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Unifor, UAW to meet as unions ramp up campaign against GM
Unifor President Jerry Dias says he will meet with UAW leaders in Detroit as both unions ramp up their campaigns to save five GM plants in North America.
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Unifor’s blockade at GM Canada HQ continues
Unifor members continued to block access to GM’s Canadian headquarters in Ontario. Members are protesting the automaker’s plans to end production at the nearby Oshawa assembly plant.
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GM Canada HQ blocked by Unifor in protest of Oshawa decision
Unifor members formed a blockade outside of GM’s Canadian headquarters in Oshawa, Ont., to protest the automaker’s plans to end production at a nearby assembly plant. Unifor President Jerry Dias says it’s “going to get ugly very quickly.”
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Linamar’s Hasenfratz urges industry to lobby against tariffs
“All of us have a voice,” the Canadian supplier’s CEO said, “and we should be using that voice to talk to our governments to get that solved.”
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Unifor members at GM supplier return to work after Tuesday protest
About 100 workers at supplier Inteva Products in Canada returned to work on Wednesday after walking off the job Tuesday in protest of GM’s decision to close its Oshawa assembly plant.
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Unifor members at GM supplier walk of job in protest of Oshawa closure
About 100 workers at supplier Inteva Products in Canada walked off the job at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday in protest of GM’s decision to close its Oshawa assembly plant.
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Ontario premier calls on GM to extend Oshawa production, offers financial aid
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on General Motors to extend production at its Oshawa assembly plant until at least the end of its contract with Unifor in September 2020.
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GM tells Canadian, Ontario governments Oshawa decision is final
GM reaffirmed to both the Canadian and Ontario government this week in Detroit that it does not have a viable business case to maintain production at its Oshawa assembly plant.
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FCA exec says Canada plants ‘stable,’ but ‘under a lot of pressure’
Fiat Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland said the automaker remains committed to its two Canada assembly plants, even as he acknowledged headwinds in the car and minivan segments.