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Workers at this General Motors' Oshawa plant have achieved wage parity with their U.S. Colleagues; but profits of GM in Canada show lower rates than General Motors Corporation in the U.S. The accompanying letter urges more disclosure to explain figures.

Picture, 1970

It's a long walk along the slowly-moving assembly line at the Oshawa South plant of General Motors; where the vast; linked buildings cover 165 acres. To save time getting from one place to another; workers ride bicycles along controlled pathways. The company experimented first with golf carts but found the bikes more flexible.

Picture, 1973

Lunch beside the line saves time for GM assembly workers. Picnic tables are one place to spend their 42-minute lunch periods and two 10-minute shift breaks. There's also a company cafeteria.

Picture, 1973

Alan Forest; a copy mill operator; works on J-car stamping dies at General Motors' Fabrication Plant. Parts made from these dies will be used by assembly plants in Ohio; Wisconsin; Missouri; California and Oshawa.

Picture, 1981

Stockpiles of cars at GM plant in Oshawa.

Picture, 1981

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Assembly Line and Autos

Picture, 1982

GM assembly line

Picture, 1983

Spray paint: Color to order is applied to each car as it rolls along (left). A sheet attached to each body lists customer specifications; including what colors are wanted inside and out. Cars come off so that all of one color are lined up.

Picture, 1983

Why isn't Premier Bob Rae preparing Ontario for the possibility that jobs; like those in auto parts plants; could be heading to Mexico under the North American trade deal?

Picture, 1992

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Assembly Line and Autos

Picture, 1970

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

GM assembly line

Picture, 1983

Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment; where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks. The highly computerized new system has cut shipping time and increased control over quality.

Picture, 1988

Stock: A never-ending stream of trucks brings coils of steeel from mills in Sault; Ste. Marie; Quebec and the United States to the General Motors Plant in Oshawa. Most of this will be turned into components for the new J-cars. To meet J-car schedules; the receiving; processing and shipping facilities are being expanded. GM is spending $300 million improving its Oshawa operation - for new building; renovation; upgrading and retooling. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1983

In dark: Workers leaving GM plant in Oshawa yesterday were left in the dark on the extent of Canadian plant closings and job cutbacks over the next four years. What they do know is that GM's overall plan is to bring manufacturing tightly in-line with demand.

Picture, 1991

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Old Pix

Picture, 1987

The old assembly line is gone from much of GM Autoplex. Flexible moving platforms stop at work stations and proceed to the next one only when workers are satisfied their job is completed properly.

Picture, 1988

Added benefit. Retired General Motors worker Pete Klym gathers wood to heat his house from a huge pile of discarded skids. GM lets its employees take the scrap wood for their fireplaces and wood stoves.

Picture, 1995

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Physical Plant

Picture, 1981

Apparent retreat by auto union still leaves big gains in benefits and wages that worry auto parts industry

Picture, 1982

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Workers at this General Motors' Oshawa plant have achieved wage parity with their U.S. Colleagues; but profits of GM in Canada show lower rates than General Motors Corporation in the U.S. The accompanying letter urges more disclosure to explain figures.

Lunch beside the line saves time for GM assembly workers. Picnic tables are one place to spend their 42-minute lunch periods and two 10-minute shift breaks. There's also a company cafeteria.

Alan Forest; a copy mill operator; works on J-car stamping dies at General Motors' Fabrication Plant. Parts made from these dies will be used by assembly plants in Ohio; Wisconsin; Missouri; California and Oshawa.

Stockpiles of cars at GM plant in Oshawa.

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Assembly Line and Autos

GM assembly line

Spray paint: Color to order is applied to each car as it rolls along (left). A sheet attached to each body lists customer specifications; including what colors are wanted inside and out. Cars come off so that all of one color are lined up.

Why isn't Premier Bob Rae preparing Ontario for the possibility that jobs; like those in auto parts plants; could be heading to Mexico under the North American trade deal?

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Assembly Line and Autos

General Motors Assembly Line

GM assembly line

Brian Marsh Inspects metal stamping equipment; where body parts are molded out of sheet steel blanks. The highly computerized new system has cut shipping time and increased control over quality.

In dark: Workers leaving GM plant in Oshawa yesterday were left in the dark on the extent of Canadian plant closings and job cutbacks over the next four years. What they do know is that GM's overall plan is to bring manufacturing tightly in-line with demand.

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Old Pix

The old assembly line is gone from much of GM Autoplex. Flexible moving platforms stop at work stations and proceed to the next one only when workers are satisfied their job is completed properly.

Added benefit. Retired General Motors worker Pete Klym gathers wood to heat his house from a huge pile of discarded skids. GM lets its employees take the scrap wood for their fireplaces and wood stoves.

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Physical Plant

Apparent retreat by auto union still leaves big gains in benefits and wages that worry auto parts industry

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