Chrysler deal averts strike as union backs down

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DaimerChrysler Canada Inc has reached a deal with the Canadian Auto Workers that averted a possible strike. The two sides have reached an agreement following intense negotiations over four key issues: the investment at the Windsor plant; the future of a trim plant in Ajax, Ontario; union organizing at the Magna International's plant in Tercumseh, Ontario; and the truck plant in St Thomas, Ontario. Under the deal, the automaker will invest C$600 million to invest a new paint shop at Windsor, Ontario, plant; while CAW backed down on organizing a Magna plant.

Motor Vehicles, Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Chrysler Canada Inc.

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GM cuts 120 jobs at Ontario plant

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General Motor Corp.'s redesign of its pickup truck will result in the termination of 120 workers in its Oshawa, Ontario, plant. The new pickup, GM's flagship vehicle, contain components that are 20% to 30% fewer than parts of the former models, a development that also reduced the number of workers and the time needed to assemble the vehicles. Canadian Auto Workers local 222 head, Tom Hoar, who represents over 3,000 workers at the plant, said that most of the laid-off workers will be given temporary jobs at the company for the summer of 1998.

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Its redesign of its pickup truck will result in the termination of 120 workers in its Oshawa, Ontario, plant

Product information, Motor Vehicles & Parts, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, General Motors Corp., Article

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Auto parts sector fuels industry jobs record

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A new report from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. show that employment in the auto assembly and auto parts sectors in Canada rose to record levels in June 2003. The report showed that jobs in the two auto industry sectors reached 158,893 in June 2003.

Labor Distribution by Employer, Automobile equipment and supplies industry, Automotive parts industry, Reports, Statistics, Employment, Automotive industry, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.

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