Word: lewenza
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...This is a one-shot deal and we have to be optimistic it will succeed," says Canadian Auto Workers president Ken Lewenza, adding that he had expected the bailout of GM Canada to be larger than the $2.7 billion figure first floated by Ottawa...
...plans to play hardball. "I'm incredibly frustrated," says CAW president Ken Lewenza, adding that his union will not play by a new set of improvised rules. He also challenged LaSorda's assertion that Chrysler's operations in southern Ontario are uncompetitive. "They've always been very profitable, even in the toughest times," says Lewenza. Chrysler recently closed a minivan plant in St. Louis, and last week killed a third shift at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ont., throwing 1,200 people out of work. This suggests that even while minivan sales are sagging with the economy, the company...
...imagine Chrysler turning its back on the billions it has invested in Canada, and more than 9,000 employees. That LaSorda is even discussing it, though, is a measure of how desperate the times are for automakers. "I'm hoping it's a bluff," says the CAW's Lewenza, "but I've seen this company mothball plants and walk away before...
...Ottawa to staunch hemorrhaging balance sheets. The difference is that in Canada the heads of the Detroit Three have left it to the CAW and the Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association to take the lead on a government bailout. "Obama is going to protect U.S. jobs," says CAW president Ken Lewenza, referring to President-elect Barack Obama. "The Canadian government has to play an active role or it could be left out in the cold manufacturing nothing...
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