Category Archives: Canadian economy
Thoughts on the potential for economic development between St. Thomas and First Nations of Ontario
The following was forwarded to City Scope by St. Thomas resident Bev Walpole and illustrates the “outside-of-the-box” thinking so sorely lacking today. It’s a case of addressing a large-scale national issue with a made-in-St.Thomas solution.Please take a few moments to … Continue reading
Mayor Heather Jackson-Chapman reports on trade mission to Japan
St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation A Member of the Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA) SOMA Trade Mission to Japan – November, 2011 The Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA), www.somasite.com, is a partnership of seven Southwestern Ontario communities grown out of … Continue reading
What has gone so wrong in Canada for working people?
By Ken Georgetti President – Canadian Labour Congress There was a time in Canada – not that very long ago – when a working person could expect to have a family-supporting job throughout their life. For an honest day’s labour, … Continue reading
Filed under Canada Pension Plan, Canadian economy, Canadian employment
End of the line for Navistar’s Chatham plant
The end has finally come. Nearly a decade after it was first announced Chatham’s Navistar plant would close, it has become a reality. The final death knell came Tuesday — more than two years after the Richmond Street truck assembly … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian economy, Canadian employment, Trucking industry
Does Navistar expect to take work out of Chatham and have Canadians continue to purchase its trucks?
Talk about a Mexican stand-off — The CAW wants the Navistar plant in Chatham back up and running, with its members back on the assembly line in numbers; the municipality wants the plant operational, even if it’s not pumping out … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian economy, Canadian employment, Trucking industry
After $62 million and one year, Chatham truck plant is still idle
The Navistar assembly plant in Chatham, which received about $62 million in taxpayers’ money to stay open, has hit the one-year mark without making a heavy truck. The plant reached the dubious anniversary for non-production today as more workers drift … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian economy, Canadian employment, Trucking industry
CAW study finds job gains aren’t as great as they seem
The economic recovery is leaving workers behind, while others are toiling in “survivor” jobs with low pay and little security, states a report released Monday by the Canadian Auto Workers union. The study, called the Workers Adjustment Tracking Project, followed … Continue reading
Bottom line is Navistar employees want to go back to work
Navistar workers in Chatham are only asking for decency, respect and a job. And, they’re at a point in their battle where they need the power of the government to step up to the plate. “For the last 10 years, … Continue reading
Union blames feds and province for Navistar plant closure
The federal and provincial governments are to blame for the closure of a local truck assembly plant by not insisting on job guarantees when they turned over millions to Navistar, says Bob Chernecki. The top CAW official said Tuesday the … Continue reading
