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Originally Posted by cannondalerider
Do you think the engineers and people who are currently working on the camaro are even union workers?
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That's exactly what I was thinking. If the Camaro is still in the design and engineering phase, it shouldn't be affected, assuming the strike is sorted out before too long.
However, it was posted in the surprised thread by DGthe3 that they had already started to gut the Oshawa plant to set up the equipment for our car. This work is most likely being done by Union Workers, or at the very least, reliant on their presence.
On the other hand, if the strike lasts much longer than 2 or 3 days, even without crossing over into the Camaro production timeline, we could have some serious problems. Though GM does have a stockpile of parts and automobiles to go through, a strike of any length will cost them billions of dollars.
In the worst case scenario, the losses to GM could be so great that they are forced to cancel/postpone certain projects, which could include our precious Camaro. I would assume the would choose to postpone future releases rather than vehicles that are currently on the market.
Now, personally I don't have anything against the Union Workers, and from what I've read about their contracts, there are some definite issues that need to be worked through. But, along with the rest of you, I want my 'maro, and I want it now!
I certainly hope that this can be resolved soon in a way that is mutually benificial to both GM and the UAW.