Unifor Autoworkers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

A sign announcing hiring is shown at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ontario on April 4, 2022 The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call a strike if bargaining committees can’t secure new collective agreements in the coming months.

Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, says its members at Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis all voted between 98 and 99 percent in favour of the strike mandate.