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

Picture, 1998

Back in 1904; the McLaughlin Carriage Co. used hand tools to turn out cars at the rate of one a week. Now they roll off the line at rate of 55 an hour.

Picture, 1954

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 - Assembly Line and Autos

Picture, 1970

General Motors Assembly Line

Picture, 1993

Stockpiles of cars at GM plant in Oshawa.

Picture, 1981

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

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

Picture, 1982

William A. Wecker; General Motors of Canada president; points to an aerial photo of the new Oshawa plant which will step up production to 1;350 vehicles a day.

Picture, 1954

General Motors assembly line

Picture, 1993

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

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

Competitive products: Canadian car plant; such as this GM operation in Oshawa; have become more cost-efficicent relative to Japan because of the yen's appreciation. Shifting exchange rates coulde influence Japanese views of investment in Canada.

Picture, 1983

New cars at the GM Plant Oshawa

Picture, 1981

GM plant

Picture, 1984

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

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, 1982

Under scrutiny: Tom McVey inspects car on General Motors' assembly line in Oshawa. The fact that such inspectors are necessary to ensure quality says a lot about the problems facing the North American auto industry. In Japan; inspectors are not necessary because of better worker-management relations and higher standards.

Picture, 1982

GM assembly line

Picture, 1983

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

Back in 1904; the McLaughlin Carriage Co. used hand tools to turn out cars at the rate of one a week. Now they roll off the line at rate of 55 an hour.

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 - Assembly Line and Autos

General Motors Assembly Line

Stockpiles of cars at GM plant in Oshawa.

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.

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

William A. Wecker; General Motors of Canada president; points to an aerial photo of the new Oshawa plant which will step up production to 1;350 vehicles a day.

General Motors assembly line

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.

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.

Competitive products: Canadian car plant; such as this GM operation in Oshawa; have become more cost-efficicent relative to Japan because of the yen's appreciation. Shifting exchange rates coulde influence Japanese views of investment in Canada.

New cars at the GM Plant Oshawa

GM plant

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.

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

GM assembly line

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