A wave of uncertainty and frustration hits General Motors employees after a sudden early morning announcement confirmed a significant shift reduction tied to ongoing tariff tensions.
Just hours after a brief glimmer of hope from the White House, workers were met with grim news that has sparked calls for urgent intervention from union leaders.
The hammer is coming down on General Motors workers in Oshawa this fall when the auto giant plans to cancel the third shift, eliminating 700 jobs, with tariffs cited as the reason.
The announcement came inside the plant just after 6 a.m. Friday, with workers told production will decrease starting in June with a focus on heavy duty trucks.
Workers may have thought they dodged a bullet Thursday when U.S. President Donald Trump announced auto parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade will not be hit with tariffs, but the joy turned out to be …