GM was forced to make further production cuts at its various U.S. plants last week as protestors continued to block traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit with Windsor, Ontario.
GM cut one shift from its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan last week and was also forced to cut a shift at its CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario. The automaker was also forced to reduce hours for one shift at its Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennesee as a result of the blockade.
As we reported previously, GM cut the second shift from its Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant last Thursday due to a parts shortage related to the Ambassador Bridge closure. Delays in receiving parts from Canada also led to production setbacks at Flint Assembly and Fort Wayne Assembly that same day. The Lansing Delta Township plant cut one shift from its schedule on Wednesday due to parts shortages caused by the protest, as well.
The trucker protest against pandemic mandates hampered the free flow of traffic at the Ambassador Bridge last week, preventing trucks from crossing the border. The Windsor protest was an extension of a separate albeit related gathering in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, which initially began as a protest against a cross-border vaccine mandate for truckers but snowballed into a catch-all protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions.
Canadian police cleared the border blockade on Sunday, arresting roughly 25 to 30 protestors. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens described the situation caused by the blockade as a “national economic crisis,” and said the protestors were “holding up the livelihoods and impacting the lives of several hundred thousand people on either side of the border.”
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Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
Figure the Mounties would say to the truckers “would you like one or two lumps eh?…”
The military already told the government they aren’t helping. So how much longer you think it will be before the police stop as well?
Have to stay strong, Canada, especially Ontario, has had some of , if not the, most strict and lengthy lockdowns in the world with skewed, fear mongering, manipulative statistics from both politicians and the media. When Canadians are blocking borders and held up outside Parliament when it’s -25 outside you know enough is enough.
For anyone still out there ignorant of why these protest are happening, it’s not just the vaccine mandate in a country where over 90% of the population is vaccinated. It’s mostly the phone passport app that proves your vaccinated
FYI, this app requires constant GPS data, saves your biometrics, has your race, gender, height and weight, and some of the developers cited that it can with simply an update include your social credit score and criminal history.
No this is nothing like the yellow stars of 1930’s Germany….. not one bit.
No, this is indeed NOTHING like the forced wearing of yellow stars in Germany. Enough of my relatives perished there, making your comment both incredibly hurtful and offensive.
Being forced to show proof of vaccination sir is pretty darn close. People aren’t comparing the two for no reason. And that person isn’t the first nor will they be the last to say that.
Here is an idea lets shut down the border which in turn will shut down the auto plants and throw hundreds of thousands of innocent auto workers out of work and close the plant and cost the the truckers who shut down the border their jobs wow what a great idea.
They are apart of the junk union they will be fine. They should of closed the border along time ago but here we are.
Way to go MORON, the junk is in the GM Management , NOT the UAW grunts you elitist a$$ kisser!
Go on strike again coward.
Never trust anything that is illegal to question in certain countries.
Not trying to be sarcastic, but don’t other jobs require this sort of info? There are so many big rigs clogging the expressways, we need assurances that they are safe.
And those other jobs have already had major walkouts and continue to do so. Several hospitals in my area can no longer deliver babies because a bunch of nurses and doctors quit.
Hold the line!!
Don’t give in truckers.
I support the truckers holding their ground thankful for them . We can’t keep letting politicians controlling us this isn’t a communist country and to the police who support this tyrant you know right from wrong do the right thing and back the people
all the protesters only 25-30 got was a mischief charge.nothing! all the protesters should have got was a charge ,criminal record so they could not cross the border again.they went way too far ,and this should never happen again!
Keep crying
People like you will be led into a box car cause your so stupid kissing the ass of a nazi
I’m going to start protesting aginst GM for not building my truck for a year!!
Talk is cheap Sweetie, go for it, don’t cry , do it!
Joe is worried the truckers are coming to DC!
They need to ,F Brandon!!!
Sounds like people are not happy with their jobs. People in the labor movement died for decent working conditions. Now, for the last fifty years, the “I’m just trying to earn a living” etc. “we don’t need no union” crowd has eroded workers bargaining rights and look we we ended up with. Not saying there is no fault in the unions, but look at the alternative. Maybe it will come full circle again. Proud retired trade unionist.
How about dropping the mandates and quit being a prick trying to prove your the boss we’ve all had enough and we’re not going to take it anymore
Hey Jake they may find out your at the Gay club,instead of at work with the phone passport app wouldn’t want that to happen.
Whatever homophobe.
Ya no more mandates.I want covid and I want it now.
Considering the fact states with no or fewer mandates have far less cases then those with strict mandates and lockdowns that sounds like a good idea blitz.
@ Blitz
If you live in the USA the Supreme Court has already made their ruling on the mandates so if you don’t like it pack your bags and leave buddy.
Free country bite me Peter.
You have an issue with the mandates so leave. You are exactly right it is a free country you can’t force anyone to do anything so it sounds like you would fit in better a country like maybe china?
It’s a free country like you said but you are on here complaining about vaccine mandates lol.
I have rights you know like killing all my relatives or whoever else I come into contact with.
Are you trying to claim that someone who isn’t vaccinated is going to kill their relatives? Take the tin foil hat off you sound panicked.
Sorry not believing that comment that the states that don’t have mandates have less cases you better check your facts again You know like don’t follow the science lets listen to you instead or maybe the truckers they know whats good for us good luck on that line of defence against covid.
Look it up yourself you are on the internet now. What you choose to believe does not matter to me one bit I told you a fact you don’t like it well that’s a personal problem.
Just a hunch but any chance Jake is your bum buddy Ryan.
I don’t know anybody on here tony. But here is my hunch you are probably 75+ years old and can’t see good because there is a small box on the bottom right corner that says reply, do you see it now? Most people that are replying to someone click that box like I’ve done to you if they wanna say something. Your friend above blitz wrote 3 messages in a row to nobody hope this helps since you seem very confused.
Thanks Homo.
Aww so you can find the reply box good for you. Now you won’t seem like such an ignorant douche when responding.
I hope you are unvaccinated.
I’ve been vaccinated for almost a year. Here’s one thing I know about you, judging by the language you use like trying to call people homos in 2022 you are definitely a white trash trump supporter.
Who cares if you are vaccinated or not, you wanna get it then get it if you don’t then don’t. It’s real simple you are either for freedom of choice or your not.
Stop the fear panic reporting about the parts shortages the trucks can take a different route other than the bridge start supporting the truckers and there peaceful protest about the masks start supporting opening up both countries we are being controlled by left wing incompetent politicians that will have us on lock down for ever
You mean we are being controlled by Qanon or aliens wow scary.
No Joshua its child molesters and baby eaters you know Democrats Trump said that so it must be true he wouldn’t lie.
I agree Tom H the fact joe Biden lied and said once you get vaccinated you can’t get covid is ridiculous. How this thing ever got elected is beyond me. What a weak cowardly leader no strength in this president at all. I see why former president Obama took so long to endorse this fool now.
Mark
You got nothing. Only seriously brain damaged rightwing trolls give a crap about a year press conference gaff.
Also Biden won because Trump was a complete douche bag. He couldn’t even keep himself or his family safe from Covid.
And BTW: America hasn’t forgotten who had his minions attack the Capital. This fall you won’t be able to turn on you TV without seeing a campaign commercial featuring the Trump’s Capital attack, and the local republicans that let him get away with it.
Sounds like your the douch bag who probably voted for the potato we have now don’t know how you could be so stupid to think this jackass is doing a better job than Trump who was the best president this country’s had in 40 years
Kerry, What the guy they impeached twice 🤣😂🤣
Yea it was a lie just like everything the democrats did and yet why haven’t they impeached biden yet
Hey Moron, I saw the Capital Riots happen live and in real time. Your pathetic attempt at the Jedi mind trick only works on already brainwashed right wingers.
@ Peter G
Keep crying kike. You cry all the time about things that happen 4 years ago so suck it punk.
Wow the pandemic has been raging for over 2years and you have been vaccinated for a year.I have had three shots two vaccination’s plus a booster shot and you are the Trump lover, try and stay up to date with your vaccinations.ps I f—-king hate Trump Ryan are you sure you don’t live in the Ozarks.
Go take your psyche meds you are not well. Racist sexist bigot homophobe trump supporting white trash idiot.
Sorry If I ruffled your skirt Ryan now go back to the village people movie you were watching.
I don’t let sexist bigot homophobe trump supporting pigs bother me I just call out their bigotry when I see it. But by all means keep crying on an automotive forum about how people aren’t vaccinated.
Ok homo
The amount of wannabe dictators on this forum is incredible. Hopefully none of you are married, if you are I’m sure you beat your wife if she disagrees with you.
Lol look at my boy bragging about how many shots he has.
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