BrightDrop electric delivery vans should have been a Canadian success story.
But after $500 million in investments from the federal government, GM abandoned the 1000+ Unifor Local 88 workers who kept the CAMI auto plant running.
I was in Ingersoll recently to learn about the impact of the closure and how we can save these good, union jobs and the EV manufacturing Canada desperately needs.
https://youtu.be/G6dJrKRveyo?si=AWrU3cxrgTIDseFQ
#cdnpoli #onpoli #NDP
Avi Lewis
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