GM to Cut more Than 700 Canadian Jobs In Tariff Shuffle
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker expected to lose billions as it navigates the twists and turns of the Trump Administration’s tariff push, but the impacts on the Detroit company don’t end there. GM said it would cut 750 jobs at the Oshawa Assembly plant in Canada, where it employs around 3,000 people.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker expected to lose billions as it navigates the twists and turns of the Trump Administration’s tariff push, but the impacts on the Detroit company don’t end there. GM said it would cut 750 jobs at the Oshawa Assembly plant in Canada, where it employs around 3,000 people.
The facility will reduce its shifts from three to two, cutting about 750 jobs from the factory, though GM is not calling the move a layoff. Even with a softer title, Unifor, the Canadian autoworkers’ union, isn’t happy about the decision. National president Lana Payne said, “We will not allow GM to barter Canadian jobs to gain Donald Trump’s favour.” They also called the decision “reckless,” saying that it “deals a direct blow to our members and threatens to ripple through the entire auto parts supplier network.”
Another 1,500 workers in other parts of GM’s supply chain could be impacted, though the automaker hasn’t clarified further cuts to its workforce. The company has to provide Canadian workers with six months’ notice of a layoff, but a union spokesperson said it would work during that time to reverse GM’s decision.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is “fighting hard” for auto workers in the country and promised that the government would work to make sure “companies act in true partnership.” He also threatened consequences for companies that do not comply, though we haven’t reached that point yet.
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