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Workers leave after their last shift due to strike at U.S. plants.

Picture, 1998

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

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

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

Picture, 1993

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

Picture, 1993

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

General Motors assembly line

Picture, 1993

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

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

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

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

Work station: Rob Hatch; Rusty Hayden and John (B.J.) Heaslip; from left; work at a General Motors Oshawa plant. Below left; Healsip shows reporter Debra Black how to install a dashboard.

Picture, 1988

Time out: Mark Simpson; Wayne Smith and Rick Crowley; from left; display the collective sense of humor that gets them through the work day.

Picture, 1988

Complete Instrument panels and steering columns are installed as a unit; using the Canadian arm; s specialized hoist which was developed in Oshawa.

Picture, 1988

End of the line. The last Pontiac 6000 made by General Motors of Canada at its Oshawa plant is driven off the line yesterday by TomYoung; 61; who will retire in August. A total of 1;541;882 Pontiac and other so-called A-cars have been made in Oshawa since 1982. Almost 5;900 workers will be laid off for five months before production of a new Chevrolet sedan begins. The new family of cars is code-named W or GM-10 cars.

Picture, 1988

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Old Pix

Picture, 1987

Bespoke bicycle: George West; an employee of General Motors at Oshawa; tries out one of the company's fleet of 450 bikes; now fitted with tubeless; spokeless wheels. The traditional wheels were trashed after GM's cost-cutters found that the modern wheels needed no repairs.

Picture, 1986

Working future: Robots weld car bodies on a General Motors assembly line in Oshawa. Canada's hard-pressed auto makers have embraced new technology with enthusiasm; seeing it as a major weapon in the battle with Japanese rivals and emerging auto giants like South Korea; Brazil and Mexico.

Picture, 1985

First in line: Siegbert Ellerbusch; a retired tool maker from Toronto; and his wife; Liidia; take delivery of their new Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera in the plant where it was made. The car was the first of its kind made in Oshawa; where a retooling has helped to overcome a shortage of popular GM models.

Picture, 1985

Making plans: GM chairman Roger Smith; right; says $75 million is being invested in its Oshawa centre; shown above; to produce two new products. Smith denies threatening to close the Quebec plant; but is mum about any future investment there.

Picture, 1985

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Workers leave after their last shift due to strike at U.S. plants.

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.

General Motors Assembly Line

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

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

General Motors Assembly Line

General Motors assembly line

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?

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.

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.

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.

Work station: Rob Hatch; Rusty Hayden and John (B.J.) Heaslip; from left; work at a General Motors Oshawa plant. Below left; Healsip shows reporter Debra Black how to install a dashboard.

Time out: Mark Simpson; Wayne Smith and Rick Crowley; from left; display the collective sense of humor that gets them through the work day.

Complete Instrument panels and steering columns are installed as a unit; using the Canadian arm; s specialized hoist which was developed in Oshawa.

Canada - Ontario - Oshawa - General Motors - Old Pix

Bespoke bicycle: George West; an employee of General Motors at Oshawa; tries out one of the company's fleet of 450 bikes; now fitted with tubeless; spokeless wheels. The traditional wheels were trashed after GM's cost-cutters found that the modern wheels needed no repairs.

Working future: Robots weld car bodies on a General Motors assembly line in Oshawa. Canada's hard-pressed auto makers have embraced new technology with enthusiasm; seeing it as a major weapon in the battle with Japanese rivals and emerging auto giants like South Korea; Brazil and Mexico.

First in line: Siegbert Ellerbusch; a retired tool maker from Toronto; and his wife; Liidia; take delivery of their new Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera in the plant where it was made. The car was the first of its kind made in Oshawa; where a retooling has helped to overcome a shortage of popular GM models.

Making plans: GM chairman Roger Smith; right; says $75 million is being invested in its Oshawa centre; shown above; to produce two new products. Smith denies threatening to close the Quebec plant; but is mum about any future investment there.

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