A number of GM Canada workers that have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19 are facing termination.
According to The Detroit Free Press, about one percent of GM Canada’s 7,000 hourly workers have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19, despite the company implementing a December 12th deadline to receive the shot. These employees were previously placed on unpaid leave after GM Canada implemented its vaccine mandate.
In a statement, GM Canada said it was working with the unvaccinated employees to implement a plan to get the vaccine or to be approved for an exemption.
“For those who are not compliant, GM Canada is working with them individually to develop a reasonable plan to become fully vaccinated, to secure an approved exemption, or to make other employment arrangements,” a spokesperson told the Free Press.
GM Canada’s vaccine mandate has caused controversy within the union, with many workers expressing frustration that GM does not have the same rules in place for its U.S. facilities. Members of Unifor, the union that represents GM Canada hourly workers, have also staged protests against the mandate, which called for the union to push back against the clampdown.
Dino Chiodo, director of automotive at Unifor, told the Free Press this week that the union supports vaccine mandates, but wants GM Canada to work with unvaccinated members to avoid potential termination.
“We believe in mandatory vaccination,” Chiodo said. “But there’s a way to get there too, and the company understands that. Nobody wants to see anyone terminated because of this, because some people have legitimate concerns,” he added, noting some of the unvaccinated workers are pregnant or have plans to retire in the near future.
Both Stellantis and Ford will implement their own vaccine mandates at Canadian facilities in the near future, as well. Stellantis plans to implement a vaccine mandate at its Canadian facilities by the New Year, while Ford’s will come into effect on January 3rd.
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Can’t wait for the shills to show up to suck gm off on here.
GM is one of thousands of companies and organizations implementating these rules. Don’t like? Move to Ron DeSantis’ cesspool
you mean the cesspool with the low covid rates? You should at least pick a state like Massachusetts where the rates are high even though they’ve tried all this crap on everyone already…oh wait that wouldn’t work.
Florida is setting daily records for Covid. It is December, not September.
Cry more. Get the shot or don’t but what the next man does is none of your concern Karen
Bot? Must be with such a clueless reply?
Do you know what a bot is? People throw that word around a lot but I don’t think you actually know what a bot does.
Yup. If you study Chinese and CCP policies of indoctrination, infiltration and social media propaganda in their foreign spycraft, you learn very quickly about bots. Maybe you should check that out?
Did you study that online like YouTube videos? Because the fact you think bots are on a gm website that is not even the official gm website I have my doubts about your study’s no offense.
I was referring to your comment (bot created in many cases by AI), not a website. Anyway. Useless conversation here. Signing off.
Sorry everyone on here is a real person behind the screen. You can act like you know what you are talking about all you want but it’s laughable you believe bots are on here. So please do sign off before you embarrass yourself anymore.
NO COMMON SENSE
The Chinese won the war against the virus over 1.5 years ago. The US just keeps getting solidly defeated by even the smallest of adversaries. Even guys with Kalashnikovs with old beat up pick-up trucks.
Look how quick you caught one lol. 👆
Why do you care? GM has had a no heroin rules since the 30s, you need not apply. But you are more and more welcome in the military now – don’t ask don’t tell
No such thing as a no heroin rule. Did you mean a no drug policy? Take the tinfoil hat off Andrew conspiracy’s are bad for you.
@ Jim
It doesn’t take much to get the trolls going on here. These gm corporate suck ups are shameful. More will follow just watch.
I have seen them on here. Funny thing is he must of felt stupid so he said they have a no heroin rule instead of just a no drug policy. He probably has penny stocks in gm so he feels it’s his duty to protect them at all costs.
@ Jim
Exactly. If you read what I initially said I didn’t say a word about the vaccine these trolls have no clue if I’m vaccinated or not but look how quickly they jumped to gm defense. Here’s what you do on here, say what you are going to say then watch the trolls come out the woods on here but don’t respond to them. Not replying bothers them more then anything else you notice he responded twice without anyone ever saying anything to him? He’s just looking for a reaction don’t give it to him let him make an fool out of himself.
Get Vaxxed or Get Out, bozo’s.
It’s good they are getting fired because this way we get to keep seeing the clowns complain on here about no inventory.
My body my choice right? Follow the science right? Keep your mask on n charge your car up n move on👍
Kelly
Don’t hand me no lines, and keep your germs to yourself
deep state trump urging everyone to get vaccines???? no way man. i wants my freedom.
He has said that for over a year where have you been? If you recall joe Biden was the one telling people to not get trumps vaccine until he won and now everyone needs to get it. You must have memory issues.
my brain is fried man. i have memory and mental issues. paranoia, touch of schizo, and who knows what else. i’ve got a pharmacy in my bathroom. why do you think i voted for trump 5x(wink wink)?
I don’t care who you voted for I just don’t get why you would act like trump hasn’t been saying that. As I said before he has urged people to get vaccinated for over a year. And as I said before joe was telling people not to get the trump vaccine and he wouldn’t get it so. And the whole you voted for him 5x thing wink wink grow up and move out of your parents basement I’m sure they are tired of you self fornicating down there.
he’s been deep state for a year!!! damn!!! i’m having second, third, fourth thoughts about storming the capitol for him (wink wink).
Go storm it then no need to tell me. You won’t get far but it will be funny to see you make a bigger fool of yourself then you have done on here so far.
how dare you!!! i’m a freedom fighter!!! genius doesn’t have an off switch!!!
No you are a troll who comes to a car website thinking you are actually good at trolling. Meanwhile you can’t figure out that trump or Biden have nothing to do with Canada. #maketrollinggreatagain
@ Steve
Aren’t you the same person who use to praise everything my boy Donavan said until he finally had to tell you off because of the nonsense you were saying?
i’ve been making millions off his predictions!!!
And the lie detector test determined that was a lie.
Trump said to drink Draino to solve all your problems too. How did that work out?
Link?
steve
Canada is not part of the eU.S. it’s like a whole other Country.
Don’t mind him Peter that guy is clueless.
Isn’t there a way to let these employees work in a remote setting or to rely on daily testing? It seems cruel to fire them.
Remote? on an assembly line?
I was thinking of daily testing for assembly line workers and remote access for other employees. If you’re not sick or in the building, then you’re not putting others at risk and can still work for the company.
Or GM and the Unions can just fire them. That is the way to go to stop the spread of both Trumpism and Covid.
I think you missed the title of this article that says gm canada. I didn’t realize trumpism existed in canada. But I’m sure if they fire those 70 employees that will definitely stop the spread of trumpism in the United States.
As Ken pointed out, this is about GM Canada. Firing people doesn’t stop the spread of Covid. They still have to eat, shop, and pay their bills. The only direct effect firing does is it prevents these workers from doing the aforementioned tasks. We’re talking about real people’s lives. You said nothing about daily testing or remote access. The risk of infection is minimized and they get to keep their jobs. That’s something everyone should be able to support.
It really makes no sense to fire them, we see what it’s done to our healthcare system by letting go the healthcare workers who won’t get vaccinated. Not sure why anyone would care either way since the vaccine does not stop the spread just the overall effect of the person who has it. The word and these companies are so backwards. Good luck finding new hires! So much for my body my choice…oh wait, that’s only for certain things…
Joe Biden said in 2020 that Donald trump is unfit to be president because of all the deaths on his hands. Joe Biden said anyone that has killed that many people can not run a country. So Mr. President it’s 2021 and the death rate is higher then 2020 do your own words apply to you? Joe Biden is a killer
Lol, good one.
I hear Fox News is hiring , you should go there for your spewing of “alternative facts”. The death rate is higher because the 41 million Trumpsters are not vacinated and are dying off like flies in a Raid Fogger.
Wouldn’t you be the one that needs to go there? You just stated 41 million trump supporters are not vaccinated. You have no proof of that but keep spewing your filth. Also the deaths are not nearly as high but again please continue to spew your filth it’s entertaining and it’s funny the responses I’m getting on Reddit from posting your responses. Go check it out yourself carscriclejerk. Last thing sir joe Biden has killed more people this year then 2020 and we still have two days to go. People should choose there words more carefully when you make a statement that someone can’t run a country because of the deaths on there hands but then you get in office and the death count is higher that’s a bad look. You can spin it however you please but the statement he made can’t be taken back.
Looks like we have shills for both sides here.
Look the industry in Canada was faced with either enforcing this themselves now or letting the progressive Canadian Government passing law to force it like here in America.
It was going to happen either way but now they at some point can resend the rule with out having the government involved at a later date.
This is what you get when you get people politicizing something. We had one side saying for a year here in the states that I would not get the shot and then they won and now they say you have to get it. They created this mess and it has affected Canada too.
Even the doctors are not agreeing as this is an ever changing thing. They want us to believe the science but Science is not exact.
I got my shots but I am permitted to work from home. My company is trying to accommodate as many as they can. But there are limits. Some folks are going to be forced to choose. That is sad but not GM’s fault. Think about this next time you vote.
Good thing is more workers will quit which means more of the privileged people on here get to complain about there vehicles not arriving on time and the website gets to write more articles about it.
Canada’s handling of Covid is far and away better than the US has handled it. Death rate far lower, and Canadians understands what it is to have a society that is concerned about eachother. The heath system is not interested in having sick and dead people in the streets like in the US. In the USA , it every one for themselves and screw you jack. That’ s why governments like Russia and China will succeed in the end because they take the hard line for the good of the nation, and in the US, it always about “personal freedoms” What happened to “one nation undivided”?
What happened to it was the pledge of allegiance being taken out of school.
Remember when it was just about washing your hands……those were good times huh?
Kick the bums out!!!!! Not place for this kind of BS in modern society.
Who cares it’s Canada anyways they are irrelevant.
Trump who? Oh ya, the orange guy who thinks he is still President. Odd that he did not show up to tour the Kentucky tornado mess. Too comfy in Florida.
I think you meant to reply to someone else with that. I didn’t say anything about trump and I don’t support trump, my comment was about Canada also I don’t care about those tornados so you should ask someone else why he didn’t show up I couldn’t tell you and I could honestly care less what he or any other politicians do.
to all the covid experts.. you should really do some research of what is going on in the rest of the world before commenting
Please enlighten us oh smart one who doesn’t even capitalize the first letter of his own name.
Forced injections are pharmacological rape.
Your level of idiocy is off the scale. People without vaccination should be left in parking lots without any healthcare.
Rees,
Covid is God’s way to cull the herd and eliminate the mentally deficient. By the comments here, there’s a long way to go.
God isn’t real the fact you just stated that nobody can take anything else you said serious for now on. Now go ask your magic man to deliver you.