Canadian Auto Workers

I did an appearance on the Real News Network, a web TV operation currently based out of Toronto but planning a move to D.C. to take on the "industrial-military complex" in person. Part one is now online. (I could embed it here, but it's pretty long.) The other guest was Jim Stanford, chief...  

Is it possible that those of us who toil in the Fourth Estate don’t understand the realities of working on an assembly line? Some readers told us that was the case, after a Post editorial counselled that any auto sector bailout should be accompanied by concessions from the Canadian Auto Workers...  

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza was widely criticized Tuesday after saying he would refuse to make concessions to any taxpayer-funded rescue package for the Big Three automakers.  

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza yesterday rejected calls for his members to make concessions as part of any taxpayer-funded rescue of Detroit's car manufacturers, saying labour did not create ...  

It's possible to sympathize with the position of the Canadian Auto Workers union when the crisis in the auto industry is viewed solely from their perspective.  

By Sean B. Pasternak Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Auto Workers union President Ken Lewenza rejected calls yesterday for job cuts among its members as ...  

CTV.caAuto workers need to co-operate in rescue - Canada Reuters - 26 minutes ago OTTAWA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Canadian Auto Workers union needs to co-operate in any proposed government aid package for the struggling auto sector, Industry Minister Tony Clement said on Tuesday. Ottawa, Ontario...  

Canadian Auto Workers President Ken Lewenza said Friday he was disappointed that Chrysler owes top executives about $30 million in retention bonuses, and he questioned the payments' legitimacy.  

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy.  

Casino workers need to remember why Ontario embraced gambling in the first place more than 13 years ago, says Canadian Auto Workers president Ken Lewenza. [...]  

The dramatic decline in auto sales in North America last month, to their lowest levels since the recession of 1991, reflects the crisis in credit conditions in the industry, said Canadian Auto Workers Union ...  

Lakeside Steel Inc. announced today that members of the Canadian Auto Workers, Local 523 , the union representing about 400 employees of Lakeside Steel Corporation , the wholly-owned subsidiary of Lakeside ...  

The Canadian Auto Workers warns the possibility of General Motors acquiring Chrysler raises the spectre of "further significant downsizing" in Canada.  

The possibility of General Motors acquiring Chrysler raises the specter of 'further significant downsizing' in Canada, says Canadian Auto Workers president Ken Lewenza.  

Members of the Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 4451 have ratified a new three-year agreement with Cooper-Standard in Stratford, Ontario.