Approval of $1B General Motors deal brings job security to Ingersoll, Ont. plant
INGERSOLL, ONT. -- Unifor members at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ont. made it official Monday by ratifying an agreement to convert the plant to Canada's first electric vehicle manufacturer. "We got a ratified deal which is fantastic," says Mike Van Boekel, Unifor Local 88 plant chair. "Overall it was a 91 per cent acceptance, which brings a long-term stability to the plant." However not everyone was happy with the deal. Nine per cent of the 1,900 members voted no, and many others were hesitant. "I do think a lot of people voted 'yes' despite not being really happy with everything and ...