Unifor
American autoworkers protest GM’s plant closures and retrenchments
The workers claimed that GM’s decision to terminate nearly 4,000 jobs in North America was part of the company’s strategy of profit maximization. They pointed out that the company had benefited from a public-funded bailout during the 2008 financial crisis
GM workers in Canada stage walkout as company prepares to shut down car plant
Hundreds of workers belonging to the trade union Unifor staged a protest in Ontario, saying that they were preparing for the fight of their lives to save their jobs
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