General Motors workers ratify new tentative agreement in three locations

TORONTO, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CAW members working at three General Motors locations across Ontario have ratified a new collective agreement over the course of a series of meetings today.

The union reached early agreements with both General Motors and Chrysler Thursday morning, more than four months before the contract expiration. The agreement closely follows a pattern established at Ford two weeks earlier and includes product commitments by General Motors to both the Oshawa Car and Truck plant and the St. Catharines facilities.

The results by location are as follows:

CAW Local 1973, Windsor
Production: 98% in favour
Skilled Trades: 94 % in favour
Combined total: 97% in favour

CAW Local 199, St. Catharines
Production: 86% in favour
Skilled Trades: 89% in favour
Combined total: 86% in favour

CAW Local 222, Oshawa
Production: 84% in favour
Skilled Trades: 69% in favour
Combined total: 80% in favour

The final result will be released tomorrow following a ratification meeting at Local 636 at GM's warehouse in Woodstock.

Source: Canadian Auto Workers

CONTACT: CAW Communications, Shannon Devine (cell), (416) 302-1699; or
Angelo DiCaro (cell), (416) 606-6311

2008-05-16 21:51:26 0364431 PRNEWSWIRE