Was GM Oshawa a prophecy on profit sharing come true? It’s not that simple

At the conclusion of “Final Offer,” the groundbreaking documentary on the acrimonious 1984 contract talks between General Motors and the Canadian wing of the United Auto Workers (UAW), narrator Henry Ramer poses a question that haunts us still: “It remains to be seen ... whether workers ... will eventually have to pay a price; whether GM, confronted by traditional unionism, will continue to make massive investments in Canada; and whether Canadian autoworkers will now have to compete directly with their American brothers for jobs.”