Union vows to step up action against GM

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"We just ratified a new three-year collective agreement on May 16," Buckley said. "We gave General Motors some cost savings to remain competitive here in Canada. General Motors felt comfortable enough to agree with the tentative agreement. They committed to products in this plant … and as of today they've pulled that product out from underneath us. It's nothing short of betrayal."

Buckley is one of the leaders of the blockade of GM's Oshawa headquarters, and said the action will continue until the company reverses its decision to close the truck plant.


These guys shut down all the plants , so were ticked ! We're gonna strike ...

Ummm...where are we going to strike ? They fired us all and closed ALL the plants ?

We'll strike at their headquarters ! Thats where !

Ummm... a headquarters with no plants to be headquartering ? The only thing they're doing there is closing out files and packing things up to leave. Hate to be the landlord of that place since those tenants are gonna abandon and probably not pay the rent.

We'll strike as long as it takes !!!!

Ummm... Unemployment insurance runs out eventually, and lots of people can't live on unemployment their rent is too high so they can't join you on the strike line. In fact, in three months most of your workers will have other jobs anyways, just not as good.

And that office you're striking will be empty by then anyways.