CAW reaches tentative settlements with General Motors and Chrysler
The CAW reached tentative settlements with both General Motors and Chrysler that meet the pattern established with Ford. The CAW represents close to 13,000 General Motors workers and 8,000 Chrysler workers in Canada.
Both settlements were unanimously endorsed by the CAW/GM and CAW/Chrysler Master Bargaining committees, respectively and later overwhelmingly supported by local union leadership.
The three-year agreements resist two-tier wages and provide productivity and quality bonuses, improved restructuring incentives, benefit improvements, COLA increases in both second and third years and improved language on health and safety issues among other gains.
The union negotiated new product commitments for both Oshawa car and St. Catharines facilities as well as a strong close-out agreement for members at the GM Windsor Transmission plant. During bargaining the company announced that the Windsor plant will close in 2010.
The union also extended the operating life of the Chrysler Casting plant in Etobicoke, Ontario at least until 2011.
The tentative settlements are subject to ratification by CAW members. Ratification meetings will be held at various GM and Chrysler locations on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. CAW media advisories will be issued after the ratification votes are counted at each company providing details of the results.
Ratification meeting dates, times and locations are as follows:
CAW General Motors units
Friday, May 16
Local 1973
Ciociaro Club, Salons A,B,C
3745 N. Talbot Road
Windsor, ON
9:00am
Local 199
Brock University
Bob Davis Gym
500 Glenridge Ave
St. Catharines, ON
12:00 noon
Local 222
General Motors Centre
99 Athol Street E.,
Oshawa, ON
3:00pm
Saturday, May 17
Local 636
Local 636 Union Hall
126 Beale Street
Woodstock, ON
9:30am
CAW Chrysler units
Saturday, May 17
Local 195
CAW Local 195 Hall
3400 Somme Avenue
Windsor, ON
7:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Local 1459
SCA Oplenac
895 Rangeview Road
Mississauga, ON
(S. of Lakeshore, between Cawthra & Dixie)
8:00am
Local 1498
CAW Local 444 union hall
1855 Turner Road
Windsor, ON
10:00am
Local 1285
International Centre, Hall #1
6900 Airport Road
(Airport & Derry Road)
Mississauga, ON
10:30am
Local 444
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
St. Denis Hall
Windsor, ON
2:00pm
