CAW STRIKES AGREEMENT WITH GM AND CHRYSLER

The Canadian Auto Workers, led by Buzz Hargrove, have reached a tentative agreement with General Motors and Chrysler. The GM highlights include:

1. wage freezing for three years for the 13,000 CAWorkers in southern Ontario
2. rotating layoffs with two weeks on/two weeks off
3. retirement incentives and buyouts for the workers involved with the Windsor transmission plant

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's article can be seen here.