Things are heating up about GM in Oshawa

[Cableguy]

My father attended this rally...Look out, you PO'd the seniors now :rofl:

Thousands of CAW members and retirees rallied at Queen's Park to call for government pension guarantees in the event that General Motors falters. Stefanie Swinson was on the scene..

http://newsdurhamregion.com/vplayer/124711



CAW president Ken Lewenza has called on the provincial government to protect the pensions of autoworkers in the event that General Motors goes bankrupt. Lewenza spoke at a rally at Queen's Park in Toronto. April 23, 2009.

http://newsdurhamregion.com/vplayer/124708

[TRPLXL2]

If something does happen with the retirees I will feel sorry for them, you spend your whole life tearing your body up for a decent living and then you retire. And then they want to come and take it all away from you, that just isn't right no matter who you work for. I had relatives that had 28 years with LTV steel, and when they went under everyone lost everything they had worked in the foundry for.

Quick question: I always thought CAW was seperate from the UAW, even though they are still GM. Is this true, and where would CAW stand if GM goes bankrupt? I always wondered about that.

[Cableguy]

Quick question: I always thought CAW was seperate from the UAW, even though they are still GM. Is this true, and where would CAW stand if GM goes bankrupt? I always wondered about that.

They seperated from UAW in 1985. CAW does way more than just Auto workers too.
CAW would survive a GM bankruptcy.

http://www.caw.ca/en/index.aspx