{"id":7768,"date":"2024-04-25T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:48:36","slug":"canadas-building-trades-unions-welcomes-honda-ev-announcement-and-initial-discussions-on-memorandum-of-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/canadas-building-trades-unions-welcomes-honda-ev-announcement-and-initial-discussions-on-memorandum-of-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions welcomes Honda EV Announcement and Initial Discussions on Memorandum of Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7768\" class=\"elementor elementor-7768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ea1ea3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22ea1ea3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cc026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96cc026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions welcomes today\u2019s announcement of a significant investment by Honda and the Government of Canada to secure the future of EV manufacturing in Canada, as the country transitions towards a net-zero economy. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions are also pleased to enter into preliminary discussions with Honda to secure a memorandum of understanding which would maximize the number of unionized Canadian skilled trades jobs in the construction of these planned facilities.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an important investment in the net-zero future, and we\u2019re delighted that Honda has chosen Canada for this facility. We\u2019re also gratified that preliminary discussions with Honda are taking place to ensure Canadian unionized skilled trades workers will help build that future,\u201d says Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions \u201cCanadian skilled trades workers have demonstrated time and again that we\u2019re ready and able to build advanced automotive manufacturing facilities for top global automakers. We\u2019re pleased that Honda recognizes our talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions will continue preliminary discussions with Honda, working towards securing a memorandum of understanding to maximize good-paying union jobs for Canadians in the building construction and process equipment installation of Honda facilities. Discussions with other global automakers continue.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are also pleased to see the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario continuing to invest in the clean economy. 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