It is contract time for CAMI Ingersoll employees and members have overwhelmingly voted to strike if General Motors doesn’t meet their demands.
Sunday at Centennial Hall, Unifor members voted 97 per cent in favour of strike action, if necessary.
“Our biggest thing is job security as working two weeks on and two weeks off, it’s killed our membership,” said Mike Van Boekel, plant chair at GM CAMI.
Since the last contract started three years ago, members still have not found full time employment. Workers continue to work for two weeks and rotate two weeks off.
“It’s been really tough,” added Van Boekel.
“It has really hurt families, hurts the community and we need them to step up to figure out a way to get everybody working full time.”
GM CAMI plant chair Mike Van Boekel speaks to CTV London at Centennial Hall in London, Ont. on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2024. (Source: Brent Lale/CTV London)
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