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January 15, 2018
DETROIT – Unifor National President Jerry Dias to provide an update on the Save Oshawa GM campaign, which calls on General Motors (GM) to reverse its decision to close the Oshawa Assembly Plant.
“Maintaining this course of action will hurt workers, the economy and the company itself,” said Dias. “It is not too late for GM to keep building vehicles in Canada, so Canadians will want to keep buying its products.”
Dias is in Detroit to participate in the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council’s annual meeting, held during the North American International Auto Show’s media preview.
WHAT: News Conference to update #SaveOshawaGM campaign
WHEN: Tuesday January 15, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Plaza Ballroom. 2 Washington Blvd. Detroit, Michigan
(Located directly across the street from the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center)
WHO: Jerry Dias, Unifor National President
The News Conference will also be live streamed on Unifor Canada’s Facebook page.
Despite earning more than $6 billion U.S. this year, General Motors announced plans to end production at the Oshawa Assembly Plant after 2019. The loss of 2,900 direct jobs at GM and thousands more in auto parts and services is not acceptable to Unifor or to Canadian consumers. Thousands have signed an online petition demanding GM allocate product to Oshawa. For more information go to the campaign website SaveOshawaGM.ca.
For more information please contact Unifor Communications Representative Kathleen O’Keefe at @email or 416-896-3303 (cell).
