GM layoffs of 625 workers signal need to renegotiate NAFTA, Unifor says
General Motors is cutting 625 jobs at its assembly plant near London, Ont., a move that union officials say demonstrates why NAFTA has been a bad deal for the Canadian automotive industry as jobs have migrated to lower-cost jurisdictions such as Mexico.
“The CAMI announcement is a shining example of everything wrong with NAFTA, it must be re-negotiated,” Unifor president Jerry Dias said in a statement Friday.
“It is imperative that we have trade rules that help ensure good jobs in Canada.”
The layoffs will take effect in July at the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., which employs 2,800 Unifor workers.