Category Archives: Canadian employment
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
Navistar Makes No Move to Re-Open Plant, Governments Must Step in, CAW says
TORONTO, Jan. 21 /CNW/ – Following months of uncertainty, the bargaining committees from CAW Local 35 and CAW Local 127 met with senior levels of management from Navistar Thursday in Windsor, Ontario. The meeting was requested by the union, as … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian employment, Trucking industry
CAW Calls for Government Intervention after Fruitless Meeting with Navistar
WINDSOR and TORONTO, Aug. 19 /CNW/ – The CAW is calling for the Ontario government to intervene in the more than year-long stand-off between the union and heavy truck manufacturer Navistar Corporation, after talks today failed to make any progress. … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian employment, Trucking industry
Union gets foot in door with Navistar officials
There is a glimmer of hope for the Navistar International Truck and Engine plant in Chatham. Aaron Neaves, president of CAW Local 127, said the union found out late Monday afternoon the company has finally responded to its request to … Continue reading
Filed under 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
