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Ford workers agree to cost-cuting deal

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Ford workers approved a cost-cutting agreement with management that includes shutting down a manufacturing plants in Canada in 2011, a move that will cut 1,500 jobs, the Canadian Auto Workers union said. "No one should mistake workers' approval as satisfaction with the new agreement," CAW President Ken Lewenza said after the agreement passed with 83 percent of the vote. "Members had faith in the union to negotiate the best agreement possible and protect their interests over the long term, but the problems faced by industry cannot be resolved at the bargaining table," Lewenza added. Besides the loss of some 1,500 jobs at the Ford ... Read Full Story

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Canadian Auto Workers union reaches deal with Ford

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The head of the Canadian Auto Workers says the union has reached a deal with Ford Canada that will see the auto company close one of its Ontario plants employing 1,600 workers, but it will add two new vehicles to its assembly line at another Ontario plant. Ken Lewenza said Friday that Ford's engine plant near Windsor, Ontario, will also get additional work over the life of the new contract that will expire in 2012. The union has agreed to give the automaker the same concessions it gave the Canadian subsidiaries of General Motors and Chrysler in negotiations earlier this year. Ford Canada employees ... Read Full Story

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CAW workers at GM-Suzuki plant OK new contract

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Nearly two-thirds of union workers at a Canadian auto plant jointly owned by General Motors and Suzuki have approved a new contract that would freeze wages and pensions, trim benefits, introduce a monthly health care contribution and reduce break times. However, the new contract at the CAMI Automotive Inc. assembly plant puts base wages on par with General Motors for the first time ever. The agreement also provides for the production of a new model to replace the Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain in 2014, a crucial element, Canadian Auto Workers President Ken Lewenza said in a statement Sunday. "While these contract changes ... Read Full Story

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CAW confident in Chrysler future after meeting

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The Canadian Auto Workers president says the union is confident Chrysler Corp. will excel after discussing the company's future during a lengthy meeting. Ken Lewenza said Friday that Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne gave the union an update of what he has undertaken during his past 120 days as the new president during a meeting Thursday evening at Chrysler headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Lewenza says the two discussed when Fiat products were coming to Canada and when Chrysler products were going to Europe. It was the first formal meeting between Lewenza and Marchionne, who took over as CEO from Robert Nardelli on ... Read Full Story

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Ford Canada begins talks with union

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Ford Motor Co.'s Canadian division and the Canadian Auto Workers union began labor talks on Tuesday after the union made substantial concessions to both General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year. Ford asked the CAW to reopen its current labor contract, which doesn't expire until 2011. The GM and Chrysler concessions were part of a restructuring process that saw both automakers file for U.S. bankruptcy protection and receive billions of dollars from governments in both Canada and the United States. Ford avoided government bailouts but Ford Canada president and CEO David Mondragon has said the company needs a new labor contract similar to that ... Read Full Story

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Ford buyouts for some Canadian auto workers

Automaker Ford (NYSE:F) has confirmed that a round of buyouts aimed at reducing its global workforce will be offered to about 20 per cent of its 6,200 workers in Canada.

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