▁The ▁first ▁nation wide ▁strike ▁against ▁G M ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁idle ▁ 5 9 ▁plants ▁and ▁facilities ▁for ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁Tal ks ▁broke ▁down ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁straight ▁days ▁of ▁b arg aining ▁failed ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁new ▁contract . ▁Major ▁issues ▁that ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁st umb ling ▁blocks ▁for ▁an ▁agreement ▁included ▁w ages , ▁benefits , ▁job ▁security ▁and ▁invest ments ▁in ▁US ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Within ▁hours , ▁the ▁r ipp le ▁effect ▁was ▁felt ▁in ▁Canada ▁with ▁clos ures ▁of ▁two ▁car ▁assembly ▁plants ▁in ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁a ▁transmission ▁facility ▁in ▁W inds or ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 . ▁However , ▁at ▁ 3 : 0 5 ▁ED T ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁a ▁tent ative ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached , ▁and ▁the ▁strike ' s ▁end ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁U AW ▁officials ▁in ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁at ▁ 4 ▁a . m . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁all ▁G M ▁workers ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁were ▁back ▁to ▁work . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁St rike , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Category : L abor ▁disput es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁St rike , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Category : Un ited ▁Autom obile ▁Work ers ▁Category : General ▁Mot ors ▁Category : Man ufact uring ▁industry ▁strik es <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁fre elo ader ▁is ▁a