KAWARTHA LAKES-Some good news for former General Motors employees.
General Motors Canada president Scott Bell says the automaker will bring pickup truck production back to its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant, according to the Canadian Press.
The announcement came after the company reached a tentative contract agreement with Unifor. GM says its planned new investments will include $1 billion to $1.3 billion at Oshawa with the expected hiring of 1,400 to 1,700 hourly workers as well as $109 million in St. Catharines, Ont., to support added engine and transmission production and $500,000 million in operations at the Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre, the Canadian Press reported.
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