Posted on April 17th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda is getting set to play hardball with the Canadian Auto Workers union. LaSorda has already threatened to shut down Chrysler’s Canadian operations if the automaker’s demands for concessions aren’t met and new CAW President Ken Lewenza has said Chrysler is asking the union for unfair terms. At stake is Chrysler’s [...]
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Posted on March 28th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler and the Canadian Auto Workers unions failed to reach an agreement on contract changes. The two sides had hoped to have an agreement by Friday to allow workers to vote on ratification over the weekend. The failure jeopardizes Chrysler’s chances of being able to meet a March 31 deadline for presenting a turnaround plan [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
With opening volleys having been fired by Vice-Chairman Tommy LaSorda and Rick LaPorte, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 444 (see preceding story), negotiations on changes to the existing labor contract are scheduled to begin tomorrow. In earlier statements, LaSorda threatened to shut down all Chrysler operations in Canada if the company can’t get the [...]
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Posted on March 12th, 2009 • by David Zatz
Chrysler president Tom LaSorda has threatened one of its best markets, Canada, with a shutdown of its plants if it cannot get massive concessions from the Canadian Auto Workers. Chrysler currently produces all its minivans and large cars, along with many parts, in Canada; the company’s Windsor, Ontario plant has traditionally had higher quality than [...]
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Posted on March 12th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler must have concessions from the Canadian government to continue its operations. Tom LaSorda, President and Vice Chairman, spoke to the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa. After his testimony, LaSorda told reporters, “Failure to satisfactorily resolve these three factors — the labor costs, government assistance and of course the transfer tax — will place [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2009 • by David Zatz
Today, Chrysler’s Bob Nardelli, Tom LaSorda, and CFO Ron Kolka are meeting with the Treasury’s auto team and White House Economic Council to discuss options and the recovery plan.
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