Canadian auto workers pick General Motors as strike target

DETROIT (AP) — Canadian auto workers have picked General Motors Co. as a potential strike target in contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers.

The union’s contract with GM, Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler expires at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Talks so far have been contentious, especially with GM. The company wants a contract that’s more cost-competitive with the United Auto Workers union in the U.S. The union wants guarantees that new products will go into a GM factory in Oshawa, Ontario.

The Oshawa plant employs 2,400 hourly workers and builds the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac XTS and Buick Regal. All three cars have been slow sellers as the North American market shifts away from cars to trucks and SUVs.