Topaz Posted March 5, 2012 Report Posted March 5, 2012 Finally, after 3 years of trying to get a settlement, the CAW in Chatham-Kent, has told Navistar either come back to the table in a fair bargain or we'll see you in court. The company wanted to take the factory from 800 workers to 100, and take away from of the benefits etc. The workers had given up 40 Mil on 2003, to keep the company going. The quality of the trucks were first rate, vendors always wanted Canadian made. My view is from 2003-09, Navistar built a plant down in Mexico so they could shut down Chatham and they have. So now, Navistar has to respect these workers and give them what they have earn and treat them as well as they have their management, which got 4 years of severance. Today, Navistar still have a few people working at the plant and paying for security, I am told. Clean-up with be in the millions and maybe that is why they are stalling becasue between the workers and the clean-up it going to cost them. http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3490745 Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Posted March 5, 2012 It is obvious that the Navistar workers are just pawns in a CAW game that they cannot win. Ontario will continue to lose these manufacturing jobs as long as the union dinosaurs still roam. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Topaz Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Posted March 5, 2012 It is obvious that the Navistar workers are just pawns in a CAW game that they cannot win. Ontario will continue to lose these manufacturing jobs as long as the union dinosaurs still roam. Latest news is, the negotiators for the company, may not have told the higher ups the cost of closing the Chatham plant and I think maybe some heads may roll in head office. The main problem in Canada with all manufacturing is the Auto Pact went out the door with the Conservatives and so Canada lost the jobs. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Latest news is, the negotiators for the company, may not have told the higher ups the cost of closing the Chatham plant and I think maybe some heads may roll in head office. The main problem in Canada with all manufacturing is the Auto Pact went out the door with the Conservatives and so Canada lost the jobs. Easy come...easy go. All those American jobs belong in...the USA! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
madmax Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Easy come...easy go. All those American jobs belong in...the USA! I believe all those "American Jobs" head to Mexico and China more often then sweethomealabama Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) I believe all those "American Jobs" head to Mexico and China more often then sweethomealabama That's OK by me....Mexico and China don't assume the jobs were ever theirs the way Canadians do. But it is fun to listen to the CAW sing the blues (also American!). Edited March 6, 2012 by bush_cheney2004 Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Topaz Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Posted March 6, 2012 Easy come...easy go. All those American jobs belong in...the USA! AND unfortunately for Canadians, we have a PM that agrees, except were oil and gas industry are concerned. Quote
Jack Weber Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Yay Narco states....Yay Right to Work.... Let's hear it for poverty!!! Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 AND unfortunately for Canadians, we have a PM that agrees, except were oil and gas industry are concerned. More whining....better to spend the energy on growing domestic manufacturing. Canada use to have its own major makes of automobile....but that was a very long time ago. What is the problem? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Posted March 6, 2012 Yay Narco states....Yay Right to Work.... Let's hear it for poverty!!! Plenty of drugs come from Canada too...yea narco state! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Peeves Posted March 17, 2012 Report Posted March 17, 2012 AND unfortunately for Canadians, we have a PM that agrees, except were oil and gas industry are concerned. I looked an I looked, and I can't find anything in your accusation that supports your accusation. Beyond disparaging anti- Tory rhetoric by political losers. Quote
Wilber Posted March 18, 2012 Report Posted March 18, 2012 Wonder if Navistar's losing the contract to supply diesel engines for Ford pickups and other light duty vehicles has anything to do with this. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Topaz Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Posted March 18, 2012 I looked an I looked, and I can't find anything in your accusation that supports your accusation. Beyond disparaging anti- Tory rhetoric by political losers. Really? Ok, where are all the jobs? Out West. Whose pushing the pipeline? Harper. Is Harper working as hard to bring jobs elsewhere in Canada? Doesn't seem like it? Harper does help to create jobs in maunfacturing, he destroys them, especially if there's a union involved. Quote
Topaz Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Posted March 18, 2012 Wonder if Navistar's losing the contract to supply diesel engines for Ford pickups and other light duty vehicles has anything to do with this. I heard through the grapevine that the drug wars are starting to affect foreign businesses now there now and that Navistar may have to leave Mexico til things quite down. Quote
CPCFTW Posted March 20, 2012 Report Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Really? Ok, where are all the jobs? Out West. Whose pushing the pipeline? Harper. Is Harper working as hard to bring jobs elsewhere in Canada? Doesn't seem like it? Harper does help to create jobs in maunfacturing, he destroys them, especially if there's a union involved. Where is all the oil and low corporate tax rates? Out West. Who's spent so much on Green energy subsidies that Ontario's credit rating was cut and corporate tax breaks may have to be reduced or ceased? Dalton. Our premier isn't exactly laying out a welcome mat for companies unless they have "green" somewhere in their name. Edited March 20, 2012 by CPCFTW Quote
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