The head of the union representing workers at the General Motors CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., said his members will "take over" if the company tries to move any vehicles out of the plant.

"We will physically take the plant," said Unifor local 88 plant chairperson Mike Van Boekel on Wednesday.

Van Boekel made the comments after the union, along with Mayor Brian Petrie, met with federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly in Ingersoll Tuesday for an update on the status of negotiations with GM about the plant's future.

Van Boekel said although no concrete updates came from the meeting, he's hopeful there will be a solution that will allow the plant to resume operating and its 1,200 workers to return to the job.

"I'll say they're making progress," Van Boekel told CBC News on Wednesd

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