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camaro5 · 05-01-2008, 06:14 PM

GM Announces Oshawa Truck Plant Will Lose Another Shift In September

On Monday, April 28, GM announced that the Oshawa Truck Plant will be reduced to a one shift operation in September of this year, affecting 900 more members. GM cites the weak U.S. economy and rising gas prices as reasons for the decision.

CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley said that this decision by GM feels like a 'kick in the gut'. He continued to point the finger at the federal government, and in particular local MPs Jim Flaherty and Colin Carrie, for turning a blind eye to the crisis in the manufacturing sector. North American automakers continue to lose market share and there is no end in sight. Buckley said that until the federal government comes up with a fair trade auto policy that protects Canadian jobs, this crisis will continue. He said, "We need government intervention, and we need it now!"

Three other GM truck plants in the U.S. will also lose a shift this year. There was no word whether the GM truck plant in Silao, Mexico will be affected.

Pictured below, CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley and Truck Plant Area Chairperson Greg Moffatt address the media during a press conference on April 29 to react to GM's latest decision.

https://www.cawlocal.ca/222/

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05-01-2008, 06:14 PM	#14
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,630	CAW 222 (Camaro builders) Response GM Announces Oshawa Truck Plant Will Lose Another Shift In September On Monday, April 28, GM announced that the Oshawa Truck Plant will be reduced to a one shift operation in September of this year, affecting 900 more members. GM cites the weak U.S. economy and rising gas prices as reasons for the decision. CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley said that this decision by GM feels like a 'kick in the gut'. He continued to point the finger at the federal government, and in particular local MPs Jim Flaherty and Colin Carrie, for turning a blind eye to the crisis in the manufacturing sector. North American automakers continue to lose market share and there is no end in sight. Buckley said that until the federal government comes up with a fair trade auto policy that protects Canadian jobs, this crisis will continue. He said, "We need government intervention, and we need it now!" Three other GM truck plants in the U.S. will also lose a shift this year. There was no word whether the GM truck plant in Silao, Mexico will be affected. Pictured below, CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley and Truck Plant Area Chairperson Greg Moffatt address the media during a press conference on April 29 to react to GM's latest decision. https://www.cawlocal.ca/222/ - Attached Images __________________ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge General Motors ASEP, A.S. Automotive Technology, Telecommunications Specialist, CISCO Network Engineer STANDARD DISCLAIMER camaro5 is furnishing this information "as is". camaro5 does not provide any warranty of the information whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the information will be error-free.