After three days of protests and a sit-down meeting with CAW president Buzz Hargrove, General Motors isn’t budging in its decision to close its Oshawa, Ontario truck plant. Hargrove met with GM CEO Rick Wagoner early on Friday, but was unhappy with the results.
According to Automotive News, Wagoner told Hargrove that the plant will be shut down in September of 2009, as planned. Hargrove is now exploring the CAW’s options, which could include a strike, arbitration or a labor board action.
GM announced that it would be closing four truck and SUVs plants — including the Oshawa facility — as demand for those vehicles continues to sag in the face of $4 a gallon gasoline.
