More than 200 Unifor activists storm Canadian Auto Show
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2019 /CNW/ - Visitors to the Canadian Auto Show in Toronto this weekend were greeted by Unifor members and encouraged to join Unifor's campaign to boycott GM vehicles made in Mexico.
More than 200 workers and retirees from the Oshawa Assembly Plant, and feeder plants Lear, Inteva and other Unifor units showed up at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Saturday wearing #SaveOshawaGM t-shirts.
"I am so proud of these fearless activists who will stop at nothing in the fight to convince GM it is not too late to reverse its plans for the Oshawa plant," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
"Sell here? Build here!" chanted the group of Unifor workers and retirees, as they raised awareness in the middle of GM's display.
"We will not give up and we will not be intimidated by GM or anyone else. That is why we held a mini rally right where GM would take notice, in the heart of the auto show," said Colin James, President, Local 222.
Activists also handed out leaflets that explain how to support the union's efforts to stop the closure of the Oshawa Assembly plant and save 24 thousand good Canadian jobs.
Canadian consumers are urged to pledge to boycott all GM vehicles made in Mexico but signing up at this link: https://www.saveoshawagm.ca/boycott
More photos are available here on Unifor Canada's Facebook Album
Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
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