CAW President Takes on Federal Government on Auto Policy

OTTAWA, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - CAW President Buzz Hargrove will be meeting federal Minister of Industry Jim Prentice this morning at 11:30 a.m. to address the crisis in the automotive industry, highlighted yesterday by the announcement of 1,100 new job losses at Chrysler in Brampton and Windsor, Ontario.

The new industry minister has taken a more hands on approach to business, yet has not, to date, pledged support for the high value-added automotive industry.

Industry and labour have jointly called for a drop in the dollar and strengthened trade regulations so that North American producers can fairly compete in Canada and abroad.

The CAW is calling for a new deal for Canadian workers and industry that would mirror the former Auto Pact between Canada and the U.S.

Since the federal Conservatives came into power, thousands of jobs have been lost in the automotive industry, yet the government has ignored all requests for support of industry and workers.

The 1,100 new job losses add to the 4,200 to be lost as manufacturing operations at General Motors in Oshawa converge and downsize beginning this month.

Source: CAW

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