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Unifor workers in Whitby walk off job in campaign to save GM Oshawa plant

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The Oshawa General Motors car assembly plant is seen in Oshawa, Ont., Monday Nov 26, 2018.

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WHITBY, Ont. — Unifor says workers at an autoparts supplier in Whitby, Ont. have walked off the job in solidarity with the union’s campaign to save the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.

The union says employees at the Lear Corp. operation, which supplies seats to the GM Oshawa plant, started demonstrating early Friday morning.

It says the 350 workers at the Lear plant face probable job losses if GM goes ahead with its planned closure of the Oshawa plant by the end of the year.

Unifor president Jerry Dias says the workers and the union are demanding government action to help protect jobs.

 The closure of the Oshawa plant will mean the loss of about 2,600 unionized jobs. The union says thousands of spin-off jobs are at risk because of the closure.

Unifor has been campaigning to save the plant, including with walk-offs and a call to boycott GM vehicles from Mexico, since the company announced its plans last November.

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Government deduction modifications

BTS VSP

To:  All Employees at Bell Technical Solutions
From: The Human Resources Team
Subject: Government deduction modifications
Hello everyone,

We would like to inform you that the federal and provincial governments modified the annual CPP and EI (QPP and QPIP in Québec) contributions for 2019.  These changes were applied to your first pay in 2019, which was deposited on January 11.

As per legislation, BTS must deduct taxes and government deductions from employees’ pays until they have reached the yearly maximum. Tax calculations are based on your province of work.

Maximum deductions for 2018 and 2019

  Plan Contribution rate
(of annual earnings)		 Maximum contribution
2018 2019 2018 2019
I work outside Québec Canada Pension Plan (CPP) 4.95% 5.10% $2,593.80 $2,748.90
Employment Insurance (EI) 1.66% 1.62% $858.22 $860.22
I work in Québec Québec Pension Plan (QPP) 5,40% 5,55% $2,829.60 $2,991.45
Employment Insurance (EI) 1.30% 1.25% $672.10 $663.75
Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) 0.548% 0.526% $405.52 $402.39

If you have any questions, please email us or call us at 1-888-542-3977.

The Human Resources Team

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Immediate Action Required: Save Oshawa GM – Take The Pledge

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Members,

Please take 1 minute right now to save Canadian jobs. Can you take the pledge to Boycott Mexican-Made General Motors vehicles?

If enough Unifor members, friends and families sign the pledge, then we can pressure GM dealerships and management. GM needs to get the message that Canadians will not forgive them for this betrayal.

The closure of the Oshawa Assembly Plant would result in the loss of thousands of Canadian jobs, taking livelihoods away from the very people who bailed GM out when it was facing bankruptcy.

GM believes it is untouchable as it takes advantage of low pay and a lack of human and labour rights in Mexico while it tramples Canadian workers and communities.

Let GM and your local dealerships know that you pledge to boycott Mexican-made GM vehicles, unless they reverse their decision and Save Oshawa GM.

Already taken the pledge? Share the link with your friends and tell them why supporting Canadian auto jobs is important to you.

Need more information? Read why and how to support the pledge to boycott.

Download and share the Union Made Vehicle Purchase Guide.

In solidarity,

Jerry Dias
Unifor National President

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