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October 12, 2011
CAW Reaches Tentative Agreement at Oakville Transit
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September 27, 2011
Oakville Transit Negotiations Stall as Strike Deadline Looms
(Oakville) Contract negotiations between Oakville Transit and the CAW have stalled and Oakville Transit workers could be forced to take strike action as early as 11:59 p.m. Friday, September 30.
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July 24, 2011
Workers Celebrate New Bus Terminal in Oakville
CAW President Ken Lewenza joins with CAW Local 1256 President Angus MacDonald, far right, and Oakville Transit Unit chairperson Willie Lambert, left and CAW members celebrating th grand opening of the new transit bus terminal in Oakville, Ontario
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June 27, 2011
Corporate tax cuts and predatory foreign takeovers a toxic mix
A foreign takeover approved by the Conservative government. Promises of jobs and investment. Corporate tax breaks and subsidies. Then an attack on jobs, wages, pensions and benefits.
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June 27, 2011
Polished Horwath delivers politically smart platform
Rising gas prices? An NDP government would roll back part of the HST over the next four years, and regulate the big oil companies by capping prices at the pump to prevent profiteering
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June 27, 2011
NDP Leader Jack Layton Pledges Support for Stronger Pensions
Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton was treated to a hero's welcome as he arrived to address the CLC Convention on May 11.
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June 27, 2011
NDP stood up to bulldozer without getting crushed
“We must oppose (back-to-work legislation) for the workers of yesterday who fought for collective negotiation rights, for today’s workers who want to maintain their rights and for the future workers who want to exercise those rights,”
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June 27, 2011
CAW Members Named to NDP Shadow Cabinet
CAW members have been asked to play a number of key roles in the NDP's shadow cabinet on Parliament Hill.
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October 28, 2010
United Way of Oakville LIVES UNITED! (Video)
Believe that together we can make a difference in our community.
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October 28, 2010
CAW Day of Action rally says ‘Enough is enough’
Workers at Oakville’s Automodular Corporation joined a province-wide CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) Day of Action, Wednesday, calling for an end to employer demands for contract concessions.
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January 23, 2010
Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (Oakville Chapter)
CAW Local 1256 attended a rally today Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Brother Willie Lambert gave an excellent speach on behalf of our local, you can watch the by clicking on the link to YouTube or go to YouTube Channel "CAW1256"
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January 16, 2010
CAW Local 1256 And Our History With Magna International
Here is some articles from Yahoo search about the fight our new President Angus MacDonald had with Magna International
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June 1, 2009
Ford CEO Alan Mulally Discusses The Automaker's Improving Balance Sheet
Ford CEO Alan Mulally says he thinks Ford Motor Co. can see a profit in 2011
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March 30, 2009
Ford Motor Company CEO, Alan Mulally interview
Ford Motor Company CEO, Alan Mulally, discusses the future of Ford on the Early Across America segment of the CBS Early Show on March 23, 2009.
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March 30, 2009
Mulally says Ford now has competitive edge
Mulally was asked why he was smiling, he did not hesitate: Ford has won all of the concessions it needs from labor and investors to weather the industry's crisis -- even if car and truck sales continue to decline.
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February 9, 2009
Angus MacDonald, President CAW local 1256 Being Interview CJAM 91.5
Sam Gindin and Angus MacDonald President CAW local 1256 was interview CJAM 91.5 Windsor. Sam was on more in the middle and Angus from local 1256 was on more towards the end. The segment with Angus was pretty amazing.
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January 31, 2009
Magna deal spurs CAW infighting
No-strike `Framework of Fairness' pact ratified at a third Magna plant, but a union leader says process was far from fair
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January 12, 2009
CAW vows to fight any push for strike ban
The federal and Ontario governments won't say if they are seeking a no-strike provision from teetering General Motors and Chrysler as a condition of up to $4 billion in loans.
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November 8, 2008
CAW dumps workboots at Flaherty's headquarters
Thousands of used work boots collected from unemployed workers all over Southern Ontario are dumped on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's campaign office door step
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November 7, 2008
Challenging the Framework for Concessions
At an October 26th unit meeting, about 225 workers from the Magna-owned Mississauga Seating unit of Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 1256 turned down efforts to get them to buy-in to the Framework for Fairness Agreement (FFA)
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November 1, 2008
Accepting Applications for Bud Jimmerfield Award
This year marks the ninth anniversary of the creation of the Bud Jimmerfield Award, an honour bestowed each year upon a CAW health and safety activist.
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November 1, 2008
CAW Calls on Ontario Government to Amend Health & Safety Act
The CAW is ramping up its campaign to strengthen the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act by including workplace violence prevention.
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October 26, 2008
CAW Calls for Loan Guarantees, Opposes GM-Chrysler Merger
The CAW is calling on the federal government to provide loan guarantees to Canadian industry, similar to what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has offered to banks to support inter-bank lending.
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October 19, 2008
CAW and Government Launch Joint Effort to Save St. Thomas Sterling Truck Plant
On October 17 at St. Thomas City Hall, national and local CAW leaders and representatives of all three levels of government made plans for a collaborative effort to convince Daimler Trucks to keep its St. Thomas plant up and running.
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October 16, 2008
Subscribe to CAW National Newsletters
The CAW National has various Newsletters that are mail to your email address, here some Newsletters that you can receive:
CONTEXT, Health, Safety & Environment, CONTACT, Sisterline
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October 16, 2008
End Workplace Violence Against Women: Petition
Less than three years ago, nurse Lori Dupont was murdered by a co-worker during a shift at Windsor’s Hotel-Dieu Hospital on November 12, 2005. In the nine months leading up to her death, Dupont suffered on the job harassment by Dr. Marc Daniel.
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October 15, 2008
Former PMP Workers Launch Job Action Centre with the Help of the Ontario Government and CA
CAW President Ken Lewenza and Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities John Milloy will be on hand tomorrow for the opening of the action centre, set up to help the former workers of Progressive Moulded Products (PMP).
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October 15, 2008
Manufacturing Matters to Canadians!
Canada's manufacturing sector is in crisis. Almost every week another Canadian plant shuts its doors, files for bankruptcy or announces its intention to move its operations out of the country.
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October 15, 2008
CAW Gives The Boots to Jim Flaherty
Whitby, Ontario
October 4, 2008
In a symbolic gesture the Canadian Auto Workers union gave the boot to federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
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October 15, 2008
Canadians Have Rejected Harper's Vision, says CAW President
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