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Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove announces retirement

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Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove, who fought to retain Canadian workers’ high wages even as the country lost thousands of auto jobs, announced his retirement Tuesday. Hargrove, who has led the CAW for 16 years, said he will step down no later than Sept. 15. Hargrove turns 65 in March, which is the union’s mandatory retirement age for any officer or staff member. Hargrove endorsed 53-year-old Ken Lewenza, president of CAW Local 444 in Windsor, Ontario, to replace him as the new... Read Full Story

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CAW president will retire in September

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Toronto, Ontario - Buzz Hargrove, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW), has announced his retirement at a meeting of the union’s national executive board. Hargrove will step down... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

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CAW says blockade coming down but warns fight with GM is 'far from over'

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TORONTO — The local Canadian Auto Workers president leading the fight to stop General Motors from closing an Ontario truck plant says the battle is "far from over." Chris Buckley, president of CAW... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

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GM will build hybrids at Oshawa plant, CAW says

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General Motors has changed its mind and will build hybrid pickup trucks in Oshawa, Ont., after all. So says the Canadian Auto Workers union, which added that assembly of the hybrid truck will begin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

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CAW brass picks Lewenza

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TORONTO - -Praising his preferred successor as a man with passion, energy and unparalleled commitment to the union, CAW president Buzz Hargrove passed the torch of leadership to Local 444 president... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

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CAW close to `unique' deal over Oshawa

The Canadian Auto Workers union says it is close to reaching a "unique" resolution with General Motors in a bitter dispute over the pending shutdown of the company's Oshawa truck plant.

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Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide

Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove is calling on the federal government to take steps to revitalize the "horrible situation" faced by the Canadian auto industry after a second round of job cuts at a ...

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Chrysler Announces Job Cuts

Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove says every day is more bad news for the auto industry.

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Hargrove calls for help from feds after another round of Chrysler cuts

Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove is pushing the federal government to take steps to help the "horrible situation" in the country's auto industry after Chrysler announced 1,000 job cuts worldwide.

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Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide; Canada likely to be affected

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Canadian auto union electing new chief in the fall

TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers union will elect a new national president on Sept. 6 to replace Buzz Hargrove, who is retiring.

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Longtime Canadian Auto Workers Union Chief To Retire

Buzz Hargrove, president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, on July 8 announced his imminent retirement from the presidency of the union he has led since 1992.

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