GM will build hybrids at Oshawa plant, CAW says

Omaha Steve

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-22-08 06:38 PM
Original message

GM will build hybrids at Oshawa plant, CAW says

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080621.wcaw0621/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail

Staff and Reuters

June 21, 2008 at 3:52 PM EDT

General Motors has changed its mind and will build hybrid pickup trucks in Oshawa, Ont., after all.

So says the Canadian Auto Workers union, which added that assembly of the hybrid truck will begin in the fall.

CAW local 222 president Chris Buckley told CTV Newsnet on Saturday that GM's move was a “glimmer of hope” that the plant may remain open, although there is no indication that plans to close the plant next year have changed.

“It's a small win,” Mr. Buckley said. “We need to take some larger steps to secure the jobs of our 2,600 members that will be affected .”

Union members look on at the CAW press conference on GM’s announcement at the union hall in Oshawa, Ont., earlier this month. (Aaron Harris for The Globe and Mail)

CAW officials and GM management met on Friday, but GM has made no official comment on its change of heart.

The company told the union on June 3 that it would close the truck plant in late 2009, putting as many as 2,600 workers out of a job. That announcement came just two weeks after negotiations in which GM agreed to keep the plant open until at least 2011.

The union responded with a 12-day blockade of GM's Canadian headquarters.

FULL story at link.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Schema Thing

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-22-08 06:56 PM
Response to Original message

1. I see the workers are taking a jaundiced eye to this news

:hide:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Fri May 03rd 2024, 03:49 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.