Posted on April 23rd, 2010 • by David Zatz
According to the Guelph Mercury, Chrysler purchased a Canadian Collins & Aikman facility which was slated to be closed, and added the acquisition (along with other former C&A locations in Port Hope and Bellevile) to CpK Interior Products, Inc., which was formed in February. The unionized plant will be kept open for at least five [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Due to a supplier problem, Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario, plant will shut down until February 1. According to Automotive News, CAW and Chrysler spokespersons would not identify the supplier. Ken Lewenza, president of the Canadian Auto Workers union said, “The reason is because if a supplier never lived up to their contract, then it could be [...]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers union at a Johnson Controls Inc. factory voted 91.3 percent in favor of a new contract over the weekend. The vote averted a strike that could have shut down production of Chrysler minivans at the Windsor, Ontario plant. The plant in Lakeshore, Ontario makes overhead components for the Dodge [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
In a change of heart that will save over a thousand Canadian jobs, Chrysler has reversed its decision to eliminate the third shift at the Windsor minivan plant. “It’s great news for 1,200 CAW Local 444 members out at the Chrysler plant and obviously the spinoff jobs that come with it,” Canadian Auto Workers President [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler Group’s new CEO, is wasting no time in making changes at the automaker. And, contrary to the norm in modern business, his focus is on management. In an interview with the Financial Times, Marchionne said: “The problem is never with the blue collar – with the people running the business day to [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2009 • by David Zatz
The Windsor Star reported that the minivan plant could be open within two weeks, with Brampton opening later, to refresh the stock of minivans in Canada. CAW Local 444 leader Rick Laporte said management is considering a three-shift operation due to supply constraints, which would avoid a Saturday shift premium and postpone payments to laid-off [...]
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