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05-25-2006, 04:55 AM
Strike at Ont. auto plant could cripple operations
CTV.ca News Staff
An unauthorized strike at an Ontario auto parts plant could cripple several General Motors assembly operations and lead to hundreds of job losses, Canadian Auto Workers union leader Buzz Hargrove says.
About 250 workers are on strike at AGS Automotive Systems in Oshawa, which makes bumpers for GM operations in Canada and the United States.
The auto giant is threatening to pull key dies from the operation if the conflict is not resolved quickly.
GM owns the dies, which are used to make bumpers at the facility.
If GM pulls the dies, Hargrove says AGS could go bankrupt, which could lead to hundreds of job losses. It might also lead to the collapse of three other company operations, he says.
Bumper supplies at the Oshawa plant are expected to run out later this week.
Major issues in the conflict include the quantity of future truck bumper production and wages.
AGS was expected to seek a court injunction Wednesday to limit pickets at the plant entrance after delivery trucks were delayed on the weekend.
The workers walked off the job Friday afternoon in contravention of a legal strike deadline of midnight Saturday.
Negotiators and the workers union agreed to extend strike authorization to midnight Tuesday, but talks broke down when the workers walked off the job early.
CTV.ca News Staff
An unauthorized strike at an Ontario auto parts plant could cripple several General Motors assembly operations and lead to hundreds of job losses, Canadian Auto Workers union leader Buzz Hargrove says.
About 250 workers are on strike at AGS Automotive Systems in Oshawa, which makes bumpers for GM operations in Canada and the United States.
The auto giant is threatening to pull key dies from the operation if the conflict is not resolved quickly.
GM owns the dies, which are used to make bumpers at the facility.
If GM pulls the dies, Hargrove says AGS could go bankrupt, which could lead to hundreds of job losses. It might also lead to the collapse of three other company operations, he says.
Bumper supplies at the Oshawa plant are expected to run out later this week.
Major issues in the conflict include the quantity of future truck bumper production and wages.
AGS was expected to seek a court injunction Wednesday to limit pickets at the plant entrance after delivery trucks were delayed on the weekend.
The workers walked off the job Friday afternoon in contravention of a legal strike deadline of midnight Saturday.
Negotiators and the workers union agreed to extend strike authorization to midnight Tuesday, but talks broke down when the workers walked off the job early.
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