1996 Big Three Bargaining

FACTS & STATS

Contents of this article:

CAW National Union Officers and Staff
CAW Profile
Industry Composition
General Information
Official Big Three (Plus CAMI) Strikes in Canada, 1937-1993

Chronology of Bargaining Breakthrough

CAW NATIONAL UNION OFFICERS AND STAFF 1996 Big Three Bargaining

Name____________________Position

Basil 'Buzz' Hargrove.....National President
Jim O'Neil.....National Secretary-Treasurer
Luc Desnoyers Quebec Director

Sam Gindin.....Assistant to the National President
Bob Chernecki.....Assistant to the Nationai President
Hemi Mitic.....Assistant to the National President
Peggy Nash.....Assistant to the National President
Peter Kennedy.....Assistant to the National Secretary-Treasurer

Bert Rovers.....National Representative servicing General Motors
John Clout.....National Representative servicing General Motors
Roland Francis.....National Representative servicing GM, Quebec
Brian Feil.....National Representative servicing Ford of Canada
Ron Pellerin.....Nationai Representative servicing Chrysler Canada

Sym Gill.....Director of Pensions & Benefits
John Bettes.....Director of Skilled Trades
Cathy Walker.....Director of Health & Safety
David Robertson.....Director of Work Organization

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CAW PROFILE:

Text Version There are approximately 210,000 CAW members (this includes approximately 195,000 dues paying members and 15,000 laid off members pdmahiy in the fisheries) organized into 375 locals and over 1100 bargaining units.

Since our last Collective Bargaining Convention over 16,000 workers in 140 bargaining units have been organized by the CAW.
The mergers with CBRT & GW, CASAW, Quaker Oats Employees Union, PPG Glass Workers, CACAW and Canadian Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers have brought another 36,000 members into the union since June 1993.
Over 8,000 of our members in 69 bargaining units have lost their jobs through workplace closures since June 1993.

Almost 40,000 of our members are skilled trades and just under 5,000 work in offices (aside from airline workers).

There are almost 45,000 women in the CAW, more than one in every five of our members.

There is $45.9 million in the stoke fund (March 1996).

NOTE: includes dues-paying Members and Members on lay-off.
INDUSTRY COMPOSITION

Assembler/Location Local # Products -1996 1993 Employees 1996 Employees Current Layoff

General Motors of Canada Ltd.

Local 222, Oshawa 1 & 2, ON Assembly: Lumina/Monte Carlo/Regal 7,200 6,820 --

Local 222, Oshawa Truck, ON Assembly: C/K Truck, Sierra 3,000 3,800 --

Local 222, Oshawa Fabrication North Plant: stampings/plastics 3,170 2,200 --

Local 222, Other batteries/etc. -- 1,750 --

Local 199, St. Catharines, ON Engines - V6/V8
Brakes: disc & GMT 400
Suspension: rear axle, front end for pick-up trucks, independent rear
Transmissions: differential carrier, final drive
Metal parts: castings, forging, pistons 6,480 5,690 390

Local 1973, Windsor, ON Automatic transmissions 1,840 1,990 830

Local 1973, Windsor, ON Trim: seats, covers, doors 1,420 1,650 350

Local 1163, Ste-Therese, QB Firebird/Camero 2,830 2,900 1400

Local 636, Woodstock, ON Parts distribution 470 450 --

Local 27, London, ON Diesel locomotives, armoured vehicles, Allison transmissions 1,320 2,260 500

Local 303, Scarboro, ON Chevrolet vans. Closed & on layoff, May '93 2,380 -- --

TOTAL 30,110 29,510 3,470

Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.

Local 200, Windsor, ON Assembly: 3.8L v6, 5.8L V8, machine head & block, crankshafts, cylinder heads, pistons, manifold 3,400 4,200 0

Local 707, Oakville, ON Assembly: Windstar, Light Truck, 6-man crew cab, F450 super duty 4,090 4,200 0

Local 1520, St. Thomas Assembly: Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marquis 3,000 2,900 0

Local 584, Bramalea Parts distribution 350 260 0

Office Locals 240, 1324 Office workers 130 130 0

TOTAL 10,970 11,690

Chrysler Canada Ltd.

Local 444, Windsor, ON Mini-vans: Caravan, Voyager, mini-Ram van 4,200 6,200 0

Local 444, Pillete Rd., Windsor, ON Full-size van: Ram Wagon, Ram Van 1,800 1,850 0

Local 1090, Ajax, ON Auto trim: seat covers and other "soft" trim 800 700 0

Local 1459, Etobicoke, ON Aluminum castings 350 350 0

Local 1285, Bramalea, ON Assembly: Intrepid/Vision//Concorde/New Yorker LHS 3,000 3,000 0

Office Locals: 1090, 1285, 1459 & 1498 Office workers 280 300 0

TOTAL 10,430 12,600

INDUSTRY COMPOSITION
Assembler/Location Local #	Products -1996	1993 Employees	1996 Employees	Current Layoff
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Local 222, Oshawa 1 & 2, ON	Assembly: Lumina/Monte Carlo/Regal	7,200	6,820	--
Local 222, Oshawa Truck, ON	Assembly: C/K Truck, Sierra	3,000	3,800	--
Local 222, Oshawa Fabrication	North Plant: stampings/plastics	3,170	2,200	--
Local 222, Other	batteries/etc.	--	1,750	--
Local 199, St. Catharines, ON	Engines - V6/V8 Brakes: disc & GMT 400 Suspension: rear axle, front end for pick-up trucks, independent rear Transmissions: differential carrier, final drive Metal parts: castings, forging, pistons	6,480	5,690	390
Local 1973, Windsor, ON	Automatic transmissions	1,840	1,990	830
Local 1973, Windsor, ON	Trim: seats, covers, doors	1,420	1,650	350
Local 1163, Ste-Therese, QB	Firebird/Camero	2,830	2,900	1400
Local 636, Woodstock, ON	Parts distribution	470	450	--
Local 27, London, ON	Diesel locomotives, armoured vehicles, Allison transmissions	1,320	2,260	500
Local 303, Scarboro, ON	Chevrolet vans. Closed & on layoff, May '93	2,380	--	--
	TOTAL	30,110	29,510	3,470

Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.
Local 200, Windsor, ON	Assembly: 3.8L v6, 5.8L V8, machine head & block, crankshafts, cylinder heads, pistons, manifold	3,400	4,200	0
Local 707, Oakville, ON	Assembly: Windstar, Light Truck, 6-man crew cab, F450 super duty	4,090	4,200	0
Local 1520, St. Thomas	Assembly: Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marquis	3,000	2,900	0
Local 584, Bramalea	Parts distribution	350	260	0
Office Locals 240, 1324	Office workers	130	130	0
	TOTAL	10,970	11,690

Chrysler Canada Ltd.
Local 444, Windsor, ON	Mini-vans: Caravan, Voyager, mini-Ram van	4,200	6,200	0
Local 444, Pillete Rd., Windsor, ON	Full-size van: Ram Wagon, Ram Van	1,800	1,850	0
Local 1090, Ajax, ON	Auto trim: seat covers and other "soft" trim	800	700	0
Local 1459, Etobicoke, ON	Aluminum castings	350	350	0
Local 1285, Bramalea, ON	Assembly: Intrepid/Vision//Concorde/New Yorker LHS	3,000	3,000	0
Office Locals: 1090, 1285, 1459 & 1498	Office workers	280	300	0
	TOTAL	10,430	12,600

GENERAL INFORMATION

Agreements
Current agreements	The current three-year collective agreements expire September 14, 1996
Number of Workers covered by the agreements	1993: GM - 30,110 1996: GM - 29,510 Ford - 10,970 Ford - 11,690 Chrysler - 10,430 Chrysler - 12,600 ______ ______ Total - 51,510 Total - 53,800
Current Wages	Base rate/assembler: GM & Ford $21.34 Chrysler $21.33 COLA FLOAT .68 .68 ______ ______ TOTAL $22.02 $22.01 Base rate/electrician: GM, Ford and Chrysler $25,81 COLA .68 ______ TOTAL $26.49

Agreements

Current agreements

The current three-year collective agreements expire September 14, 1996

Number of Workers covered by the agreements

  1993:     GM - 30,110     1996: GM - 29,510
          Ford - 10,970         Ford - 11,690
      Chrysler - 10,430     Chrysler - 12,600
                 ______                ______
         Total - 51,510        Total - 53,800

Current Wages

 Base rate/assembler:    GM & Ford $21.34 Chrysler $21.33
 COLA FLOAT                           .68             .68
                                   ______          ______
                         TOTAL     $22.02          $22.01

 Base rate/electrician:  GM, Ford and Chrysler     $25,81
 COLA                                                 .68
                                                   ______
                         TOTAL                     $26.49

Assembly

Assembly production
Cars Light Trucks GM 623,000 285,000 Ford 207,000 349,000 Chrysler 189,000 326,000 _______ _______ 1,019,000 960,000 TOTAL 1,979,000 Source: Wards

Assembly/Sales ratio Canada has the highest ratio amongst major auto countires - 1.9 vehicles produced to one vehicle sold in the marketplace

Canadian Assembly Approximately one in 6-7 cars assembled in North America is assembled in Canada

Assembly
Assembly production	Cars Light Trucks GM 623,000 285,000 Ford 207,000 349,000 Chrysler 189,000 326,000 _______ _______ 1,019,000 960,000 TOTAL 1,979,000 Source: Wards
Assembly/Sales ratio	Canada has the highest ratio amongst major auto countires - 1.9 vehicles produced to one vehicle sold in the marketplace
Canadian Assembly	Approximately one in 6-7 cars assembled in North America is assembled in Canada

Canadian Advantages

Labour cost advantage $10 (US) hourly cost advantage per worker - that's about $20,000 (US) per worker per year. This is primarily due to the exchange rate, lower health care costs and lower payroll taxes

Productivity advantage
(Harbour Report - a US based independent auto industry consultant) Both Canada and U.S. improved significantly but Canada is as good or better.

Quality advantage
(J.D. Power - a US-based independent auto industry consultant) On average, Canadian plants produce as high or higher qualtiy output

Canadian Advantages
Labour cost advantage	$10 (US) hourly cost advantage per worker - that's about $20,000 (US) per worker per year. This is primarily due to the exchange rate, lower health care costs and lower payroll taxes
Productivity advantage (Harbour Report - a US based independent auto industry consultant)	Both Canada and U.S. improved significantly but Canada is as good or better.
Quality advantage (J.D. Power - a US-based independent auto industry consultant)	On average, Canadian plants produce as high or higher qualtiy output

OFFICIAL BIG THREE (PLUS CAMI) STRIKES IN CANADA, 1937-1993

(Preliminary List)

CONTRACT YEAR	TARGET	ISSUE	STRIKE LENGTH (days)
1937	GM, Oshawa	recognition, wages, hours	15
1945	Ford, Windsor	Union security	99
1946	Chrysler	wages, hours, working conditions	126
1949	GM, Oshawa (wildcat)	speed-up, firing of stewards	30
1952	Ford	wages & working conditions	3
1954-55	Ford	wages, medical benefits, master agreement, holidays	109
1955-56	GM	wages, health care, SUB, Oshawa resistance to master and SUB (wanted shorter hours)	149
1959	Chrysler	wages & benfits	9
1961	GM (Oshawa jumped gun)	wages, company to fully pay medical, supplemental pension	3
1962	Chrysler, Windosor Ford	wages, benefits, and SUB as above	56 6
1964	GM	wages (re U.S. differential), hours, working conditions, drug plan	17
1965	Ford Chrysler	as above as above + change carrier, more relief (6 min.), voluntary overtime (lost)	13 39
1968	Chrysler GM Ford	wage parity, hrs, work conditions as above, corporation wanted tag relief as above	12 49 8
1970	GM	COLA CAP, wage (COLA) parity re U.S., voluntary overtime	97
1971	Ford	as above	8
1973	Chrysler Ford	wages, working condtions as above	9 17
1976	Ford	PPH days, and working condtions	6
1979	Chrysler (GM target, no strike)	PPH days extended	7
1982	Chrysler (GM was target, no strike)	Restore $1.15 COLA float	35
1984	GM	AIF	12
1985	Chrysler	parity with GM and Ford	7
1987	Chrysler GM	pensions, pension indexing patter as above	6 1
1990	Ford	income security & time off	9
1992	CAMI (1/2 GM)	wages and (lean) working condtions	35
1993	Chrysler	pensions, hours, and income security	no strike

SourceLabour Canada, CAW files, Globe and Mail

CHRONOLOGY OF BARGAINING BREAKTHROUGHS
Paid Vacation	1940
Union Security	1945
Paid Holidays	1948
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)	1948 (Effective 1950)
Annual Improvement Factor (AIF)	1950 (3% in late 1960's)
Pension	1950 (30 & Out - 1976)
Medical-Hospital-Surgical	1954
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB)	1955
Optical-Dental	1973
Health & Safety Committees	1973
Hearing Aids	1976
Paid Personal Holidays (PPH)	1976 (Extended in 1979, lost in 1982)
Paid Education Leave (PEL)	1977
Video Display Terminal Protection	1981(Improved in 1982)
Paid Maternity Leave	1982
Childcare	1983 (Expanded in 1987)
Legal Services Plan	1984
Income Maintenance (Beyond SUB)	1984
Union Counsellors	1984
Affirmative Action	1984
Health & Safety Company Wide Co-ordinators	1986
Weekend Worker	1986
Pension Indexation (for future retirees)	1987
Social Justice Fund	1990
Four Day Weekends	1990
Worker Security Program	1990
Phased Retirement	1992
Same Sex Benefits	1992
Anti-Harassment Training	1993
Employment Equity Reps/Women's Advocate	1993
Shorter work time - SPA Week	1993
Harassment: Right to Refuse, Training	1993

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