TORONTO — Unifor says it is still facing resistance from General Motors as an Oct. 9 deadline approaches for contract negotiations, while signs of dissent also rise within the union itself as bargaining with the three major automakers continues.
But it's not just GM that Unifor has to bring onside. It also has to convince workers that the deal is good enough for them. Cassidy, who didn't respond to requests for comment, is also chair of the skilled trades group at Unifor, meaning he also represents the workers at Ford who voted down the contract.
Payne defended the Ford contract, saying there is more in the deal than some workers realize as they've had so many fronts they've been looking to improve on. Payne said that while expectations were high going into negotiations, she and the rest of the bargaining committee reached a moment in talks where they had secured what they had aimed for, and didn't want to risk the improvements they had already made.
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