We are happy to announce that we have come to an agreement with GM regarding retirement packages and for those members who also may want to leave the company and try something new.
Anyone who is retirement eligible can now retire.
The group of 30 that have been waiting to retire since last October can now also retire.
We will be calling all those members who can retire with 30 years, age 60 with 10 years of service or 85 points and informing them of their options.
We will also be calling everyone in the group of 30 that signed up to retire last October and requesting they attend a meeting.
We will be holding information meetings for anyone who wants to retire (the group of 30 will have their own meeting) next Tuesday, August 5 at 12 noon and 6pm at the Union Hall. If you cannot attend one of these two meetings you can come to the Union Hall after August 5 for the information. The special meeting for the group of 30 will also be held at the Union Hall next Tuesday, August 5 at 2pm. We will call each person in the group of 30 to inform them of this meeting.
More details will be released Thursday morning including final numbers for each department and numbers for the plant overall.
I will be in Toronto all day on Wednesday for meetings, back to the office on Thursday.
Thank you for your patience.
In Solidarity Mike Van Boekel and the Inplant Committee
Meetings: Union Hall
Anyone wanting to retire – Tuesday Aug 5 2025 @ 12pm & 6pm
Group of 30 (from bargaining) meeting – Tuesday Aug 5 2025 @ 2pm