"Hundreds of General Motors employees took to the sidewalk outside the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., on Wednesday to call on the automotive company to find a new vehicle for production at the plant. The workers, represented by Unifor Local 88, want clarity soon on the future of production after last week's announcement that the CAMI plant would no longer be involved in the BrightDrop electric delivery van."
""We were ready to take off running, but unfortunately, the new president was inaugurated and started talking tariffs right away," 20-year CAMI employee Steven Pye said. "Everybody was really liking the idea of what we were doing and saving money with their fleets, but not wanting to get tied into contracts that would be hit hard with tariffs down the road.""
Hundreds of General Motors employees protested outside the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., demanding a new vehicle for production after GM announced the plant would no longer produce the BrightDrop electric delivery van. Workers represented by Unifor Local 88 organized "Solidarity Actions" at CAMI and Brampton Assembly after Stellantis and GM announced program relocations and cancellations. About 1,200 workers at CAMI lost work in a region dependent on the auto sector. GM cited market demand and poor BrightDrop sales for the decision and did not link it to U.S. tariffs. Many workers suspect U.S. trade policies influenced the cancellation and worry about local economic impacts.
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