Labor negotiationsAutoworkers earn less to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 21, 2012  In a break with decades of auto-union tradition in the United States, the prevailing wage paid to new unionized autoworkers is less than that of the average laborer producing items ranging from metal and wood products to food and beverages.... Read More »
EDITORIAL CAW contracts give the Detroit 3 options in Canada 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012 Despite vast changes altering the global auto industry, it's good to see that labor and management in Canada can still hammer out their differences in productive ways -- unlike, say, politicians in Washington. In other words, the system still works.... Read More »
CAW's Chrysler deal matches Ford, GM pacts 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012 Chrysler Group reached agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union last week on a four-year contract that provides $9,000 in bonuses in lieu of raises but no guarantees of new hires and future production.... Read More »
Chrysler contract with CAW ratified by rank-and-file 9:15 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 30, 2012  Unionized workers at the Canadian operations of Chrysler Group have voted in favor of a four-year labor agreement with the company, the Canadian Auto Workers said on Sunday.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Detroit 3 labor pacts buy Canada auto workers time, not expansion 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 29, 2012  The new Canadian labor contracts secured by the Detroit 3 automakers in September are unlikely to lower costs enough to persuade the industry to make fresh investments in the country and reverse a decade-long contraction. A strong Canadian dollar and cheaper labor elsewhere remain powerful forces discouraging Ford, Chrysler and General Motors from making new commitments to assemble vehicles in Canada, industry experts say.... Read More »
GM workers in Canada approve new 4-year contract 7:23 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012  Unionized workers at General Motors' Canadian operations voted in favor of a four-year labor agreement with the company, the Canadian Auto Workers union said. The union said 73 percent of the GM workers who voted backed the deal.... Read More »
Detroit 3's Canadian retreat poised to end with new labor pacts 10:49 am U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012  The Detroit 3's output decline in Canada is poised to end after the major carmakers secured wage and pension savings that lower the costs of what Ford calls the world's most expensive auto workers.... Read More »
Chrysler reaches tentative contract deal with CAW 8:45 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2012  Chrysler Group has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers on a new four-year contract. CAW members get a $3,000 bonus upon ratification, a $2,000 inflation bonus in the three final years of the contract, and annual cost-of-living adjustments. Chrysler made no commitments for additional jobs or future investments in Canadian plants.... Read More »
CAW-Chrysler contract deal possible tonight, union chief says 9:38 am U.S. ET | Sept. 26, 2012  The Canadian Auto Workers could seal a new labor agreement with Chrysler Group tonight, CAW President Ken Lewenza said, in a significant shift in the tone of the drawn-out negotiations.... Read More »
Chrysler, CAW remain 'incredibly far apart' in talks, union says 12:05 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 25, 2012  Chrysler Group and the Canadian Auto Workers remain far apart in talks over a new contract, with Chrysler wanting to eliminate a cost-of-living increase and adjust lump sum payments negotiated with General Motors and Ford last week, the head of the union said today.... Read More »
CAW not seeking new Chrysler jobs, no deal seen until week's end 11:02 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012  The Canadian Auto Workers will not ask for new jobs in labor negotiations with Chrysler and doesn't expect to complete talks until the end of the week, the union's leader said today.... Read More »
Ford workers in Canada overwhelmingly approve new labor pact 5:04 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 23, 2012  Unionized workers at Ford's Canadian operations have voted in favor of a four-year labor agreement with the company. Some 82 percent of the Ford workers who voted backed the deal, the Canadian Auto Workers said.... Read More »
Chrysler faces CAW pressure to add jobs, match GM, Ford deals 12:01 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2012  Chrysler is under pressure to reach a contract deal with the Canadian Auto Workers or face a strike after the union reached a tentative agreement overnight with GM, leaving Chrysler the only Detroit Three automaker without a new labor deal in Canada. But the union does not expect to reach a new contract agreement with Chrysler until Monday, CAW President Ken Lewenza told The Detroit News today.... Read More »
Chrysler says CAW deal is too pricey 5:46 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2012  Chrysler Group and the Canadian Auto Workers had constructive talks on a new contract on Friday, the head of the union said, but remained apart with the automaker complaining the union's template deal was too expensive. Fiat SpA's Chrysler is the only Detroit Three automaker without a labor contract in Canada after the union reached a four-year tentative deal with GM overnight following Monday's agreement with Ford.... Read More »
GM, CAW reach tentative agreement on new labor pact 9:28 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 20, 2012  The Canadian Auto Workers reached a tentative labor agreement with General Motors that the union said will secure new investment, preserve jobs and delay the shutdown of a major assembly line. The settlement covering wages and benefits for about 8,200 workers follows a day of back-and-forth negotiations between the union and the automaker.... Read More »
CAW may give GM strike notice to spur labor talks 11:08 am U.S. ET | Sept. 20, 2012  The Canadian Auto Workers union wants a labor contract deal in place with GM by the end of Thursday and may serve the automaker with 24 hours' notice of a strike if it is not, The Financial Post and The Windsor Star newspaper reported.... Read More »
CAW talks with GM bog down; Chrysler deal less advanced 1:32 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 19, 2012  Contract talks between the Canadian Auto Workers and GM were "bogged down" on Wednesday on plant-specific issues, a CAW official said, making a quick breakthrough on an overall labor deal unlikely. Two days after the union and Ford reached a tentative contract agreement, separate CAW talks with Fiat SpA's Chrysler Group were less advanced than the GM negotiations and the two sides remained far apart.... Read More »
CAW to submit counter labor proposal to GM 7:34 am U.S. ET | Sept. 18, 2012  The Canadian Auto Workers will submit a counter proposal to General Motors later today as the two sides try to reach a labor deal patterned after one reached with Ford Motor Co. earlier in the week, union president Ken Lewenza told The Windsor Star. “There are tough issues that have to be resolved around work ownership of skilled trades and employment security language,” Lewenza told the paper.... Read More »
CAW, Ford reach tentative deal that freezes base wages, adds 600 jobs 1:04 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012  The CAW reached a tentative labor agreement that covers wages and benefits for 4,500 workers at Ford -- averting a strike at a plant that builds the Ford Edge and other crossovers. CAW President Ken Lewenza said the four-year pact would provide no base wage adjustments but hourly employees will receive lump sum payments. In return, the union said about 600 jobs will be created at Ford's Canadian operations -- a key objective of the CAW during talks with Detroit 3 automakers this year.... Read More »
Chrysler's Marchionne jilted again in labor talks 2:49 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012  Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler's passionate CEO, has been jilted again in his bid to be picked as the company to set the wage-and-benefit pattern in contract talks with a major labor union.... Read More »
Chrysler, GM most at risk if CAW strikes 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012  A prolonged strike by the Canadian Auto Workers union could cause U.S. dealers to run out of Dodge Grand Caravans and Chevy Impalas within a month.... Read More »
CAW to focus bargaining on Ford as strike deadline nears 12:46 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 16, 2012  The CAW said it will focus bargaining efforts on Ford because it believes it has the best chance of reaching an agreement with the company before a strike deadline tomorrow. CAW President Ken Lewenza said the CAW chose to focus on Ford to reach a deal because the company had shown "initiative" in the past few days of bargaining, and that its negotiators had been "respectful." The CAW will continue to have talks with Chrysler and GM as well.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Canada auto sector may shrink without labor concessions 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 15, 2012  Canada's unionized autoworkers, perhaps the best rewarded in the world, may have a choice in the next few days: Give the Detroit 3 automakers concessions in current talks over new contracts or watch some of their jobs head for the United States or Mexico.... Read More »
CAW chief cites progress with Ford, sees no sign of deal 12:33 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 15, 2012  Two days before a strike deadline, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers said the union has made more headway in contract talks with Ford Motor Co. than with General Motors and Chrysler Group, but that any deal remains far off.... Read More »
CAW says Detroit 3 rejects new hire wage proposal 8:42 am U.S. ET | Sept. 14, 2012  The Detroit 3 automakers have rejected concessions on wages for new hires proposed by the CAW, the union's National President Ken Lewenza said on Friday. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today warned negotiators for the company's Canadian hourly workers that they need to be more realistic in their expectations for a new labor deal and there was still a long way to go in reaching a deal.... Read More »
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