Union seeks certification vote at 2 Toyota plants in Canada

More than 40 percent of employees at Toyota assembly plants in Woodstock and Cambridge, Ontario, have signed union cards, a legal requirement before a certification vote can be held, John Aman, head of organizing for the union, Unifor, says.

January 08, 2014 05:00 AM

TORONTO (Reuters) -- Canada's largest private-sector union said on Wednesday it plans to hold an organization vote for about 7,000 workers at two Toyota Motor Corp. assembly plants in Ontario early this year.

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