General Motors workers ratify new tentative agreement in three locations

TORONTO, May 16 /PRNewswire/ - CAW members working at three
General Motors locations across Ontario have ratified a new collective
agreement over the course of a series of meetings today.
The union reached early agreements with both General Motors and Chrysler
Thursday morning, more than four months before the contract expiration. The
agreement closely follows a pattern established at Ford two weeks earlier and
includes product commitments by General Motors to both the Oshawa Car and
Truck plant and the St. Catharines facilities.
The results by location are as follows:

CAW Local 1973, Windsor
Production: 98% in favour
Skilled Trades: 94 % in favour
Combined total: 97% in favour

CAW Local 199, St. Catharines
Production: 86% in favour
Skilled Trades: 89% in favour
Combined total: 86% in favour

CAW Local 222, Oshawa
Production: 84% in favour
Skilled Trades: 69% in favour
Combined total: 80% in favour

The final result will be released tomorrow following a ratification
meeting at Local 636 at GM's warehouse in Woodstock.
SOURCE Canadian Auto Workers

CAW Communications, Shannon Devine (cell), (416) 302-1699; or Angelo DiCaro
(cell), (416) 606-6311