Unifor and General Motors officials are opening contract talks today at a hotel in downtown Toronto.
It's the same hotel where the union reached a deal with Ford Canada earlier this month.
The three-year agreement with Ford will serve as a template for current talks with GM. It awarded Ford workers a three per cent wage increase in each year of the contract, signing bonuses, and better pension and health benefits.
At the time, Unifor National President Lana Payne called it a strong agreement.
"A strong agreement that delivers real gains and much-needed stability despite unprecedented challenges facing Canadian autoworkers and the entire industry," she said. "Negotiating during a crisis is never easy, but our driving goal was to make a wide range of improvements for all of our members, building on gains made in 2023."
The agreement also guaranteed autoworkers at Ford job security and stabilization at Ford Canada plants.
Ford also committed to investing $500-million in the Essex Engine Plant.
Once Unifor reaches a deal with General Motors, it'll move on to bargaining with Stellantis.
The current contract at General Motors and Stellantis expires at 11:59 p.m. on September 20.
