Automotive News Canada - July 2023 - 13

* JULY 2023
13
An infrastructure revolution
requires legal innovation
TRAVIS ALLAN
Chief legal and
public affairs officer, Flo
CHOSEN BECAUSE:
IN APRIL, FLO BECAME
the first company to partner
with the Canada
Infrastructure Bank under a
program designed to increase
charging across Canada.
The $220 million deal, which
relies on financing structures
pioneered in the renewables
and clean tech sectors,
will see Flo deploy 2,000 fastcharging
ports coast to coast.
Travis Allan, 40, heads the
legal, regulatory and communications
teams at Flo, one
of North America's largest
charging-station manufacturers
and network operators.
Allan's team took the lead
on the legal side for Flo as
the financial intricacies were
ironed out. Allan, who had a
legal practice dedicated to the
renewable energy space prior
to joining Flo in 2018, leaned
on his past experience to help
lock in the deal.
New contract talks, an industry
in flux and new union leader
LANA PAYNE
National President, Unifor
CHOSEN BECAUSE:
" THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT
for us in Canada, " said Unifor National
President Lana Payne. " It's almost like a
rebirth. "
Payne will lead Detroit Three contract negotiations
- her first time as union leader - as
Canada's auto industry appears to be experiencing
a renaissance.
Bargaining, which begins in August and covers
20,000 union members at Ford, Stellantis
and General Motors assembly and parts plants,
will take place against a backdrop of company
promises to spend billions of dollars retooling
plants to produce electrified vehicles. As
well, Stellantis has partnered with LG Energy
Solution to build a $5-billion battery-cell plant in Windsor, Ont. But it also comes as
the industry navigates an uncertain future in the EV era.
" It means we've got to not just consider things like improving economic conditions
for our members, but also looking at how we make sure this round of bargaining
secures new products and really pushing home this momentum that we have, "
she said.
IN HIS OWN WORDS:
" When you're doing an innovative type of funding or
financing, this is not the type of thing that you can simply
go and dust off the shelf ... It's a very leading form
of infrastructure financing that we hope other governments
and some national agencies are going to use
across North America. "
Payne, 57, took over the helm of Canada's largest private-sector union in August
after Jerry Dias' abrupt departure. In the months since, she has made it her goal to
visit every Unifor workplace.
IN HER OWN WORDS:
" That kind of a hands-on connection with our members [makes you] a better
negotiator and a better advocate. And I think having your finger on the pulse of the
membership is critical. "

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