Hundreds of representatives of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) have started a three day council meeting, their last before a fusion with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP).
The founding convention will be held on the Canadian Labour Day weekend in September and form Canada’s biggest private sector union.
The auto workers union is one of Canada’s biggest private sector unions with 193,000 members. It represents workers not only in the automobile industry, but also hotels, airlines, rail, education, hospitality, manufacturing, and shipbuilding sectors of the economy.
At the CAW council meeting in the town of Port Elgin, in the province of Ontario, CAW President Ken Lewenza talked about progress towards forming the new union, current labour relations, and the latest federal budget.
He criticized governments for failed austerity schemes: “By focusing on austerity rather than job-creation, our governments are making the problem worse – not better. It’s time we invest in good jobs, quality services and much-needed infrastructure,” said Lewenza.
More information:
CAW press release on council meeting – here
Canadian Auto Workers web site – www.caw.ca
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada – www.cep.ca
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