In addition to higher labor costs than those of Mexico or the Southern U.S., Dziczek said two of Unifor’s biggest selling points -- advantages in health care and production -- have become weaker.

Dziczek said a restructured U.S. health care plan with the UAW, in addition to a younger U.S. workforce, has reduced the Canadian health care advantage. “You need to have new investment and new product in order to continue production for a longer term, and we haven’t seen a lot of investment in Canada,” she said.

This year’s negotiations follow those in 2012 by the Canadian Auto Workers, which in 2013 merged with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada to form Unifor. The CAW’s 2012 deals with the Detroit 3 contained no base wage increases, though they did include three $2,000 lump-sum cost-of-living payments. Workers at Canadian Detroit 3 plants have not received a raise in a decade.

Dziczek said that although it’s possible Canadian auto workers could see a wage increase like their U.S. counterparts did in 2015, she cautioned that a raise could make the Canadian market even less attractive in the long run.

You really need to re-read what you post, its intent and follow up responses because you are making less sense than c2k right now.

Auto workers really are some of the worst people.

Auto workers really are some of the worst people.

I'm doing great! I'm not an auto worker though, that's the secret. I'm a boat builder, working in an automotive plant.

Oshawa is a ground zero of sorts for the ongoing contract negotiations, which kicked off last month, between the Detroit Three automakers and its unionized workers.

The plant, whose future is on the line, represents the struggle between the union’s desire to keep investment in Canada and efforts by the Detroit Three to move production to jurisdictions such as Mexico and the Southern U.S., where labour and power costs are lower

calls people clueless and insinuates expert level knowledge without backing anything up. Calls others blanked statement dirt peops.

Did you take this right out of c2k's playbook?

calls people clueless and insinuates expert level knowledge without backing anything up. Calls others blanked statement dirt peops.

Did you take this right out of c2k's playbook?