Oct 10 Reuters Canadian labor union Unifor said early on Tuesday it would begin strikes at three General Motors facilities in the country after it failed to reach a deal on a new contract to improve wages and pensions by a midnight deadline.

Unifor, which represents about 4,300 workers at GM covered by the talks, said it would go on strike at the Oshawa assembly complex, St. Catharines powertrain plant and the Woodstock parts distribution centre, adding to labor unrest across the North American auto industry.

The company continues to fall short on our pension demands, income supports for retired workers, and meaningful steps to transition temporary workers into permanent, fulltime jobs, Unifor National President Lana Payne said in a statement.

GM was disappointed about being unable to reach a deal at this time but will continue to negotiate with Unifor, the automaker said in a statement.

Unifor represents about 18,000 workers at the Canadian facilities of the Detroit Three automakers, which also include Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis.

In the United States, about 25,000 United Auto Workers UAW union members working for the Detroit Three automakers are on targeted strikes, while UAW members at Volvo Groupowned Mack Trucks walked out on Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed fiveyear contract.

Unifor last month ratified a new threeyear contract with Ford that offered wage increases of up to 25 to more than 5,600 workers at its Canadian facilities….