Canada’s Auto Industry at Risk If GM Closes Oshawa Plant: Union

Canada’s Auto Industry at Risk If GM Closes Oshawa Plant: Union
Unifor president Jerry Dias speaks with reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill on Nov. 27, 2018. The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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Canada’s auto industry could be in big trouble if General Motors goes ahead with a plan to close its plant in Oshawa by December 2019, says the head of the union that represents workers at the plant.

Unifor president Jerry Dias said GM has moved production of five models of vehicles to Mexico and the United States in the past few years, and if the Oshawa plant closes, the company will have only one left in Canada.

Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.