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UNIT COUNCIL MEETING - LOCAL 199, C.A.W.
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DATE: May 4, 2007
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UNIT CHAIRPERSON: Brian Nicholl
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A/SECRETARY: Brian Nicholl
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT P.M. BY UNIT CHAIRPERSON
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PRESENTATION OF AGENDA:
- president’s report
- manufacturing matters presentation
- shop report
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ROLL CALL: showed the following members present:
Bob Lohrke, Bette Anne Chevalier, John Koks, Orest Szymanski, Brian Nicholl, Martyn Gray, Sam Burgio, Darren Perkin, Chris Lennox, Randy Wedler, Rob Kocsis, Gary Bradnam, Rick Katsmar, John Hibben
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EXCUSED: showed the following members present:
Lori Gaboury, Ed Schroeder
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
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DATE: February 16, 2007
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M/S/C
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To adopt the minutes of the previous meeting.
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BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
- CAW train will be up & running shortly
- asking technicians from dealerships to help get it going
- train is very important and beneficial for small units & organizing
- not the best time to be bargaining new agreements
- Dana ratified by 92% with no improvements or raises
- every sector in Local 199 facing layoffs
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Manufacturing Maters (by Gary Bradnam & Wayne Gates):
- manufacturing matters forums around the region on May 11th
- 9:00 a.m. in Welland at CAW hall on Steele St.
- 12:00 noon in Niagara Falls at Legion on Spring St.
- 3:30 p.m. at CAW Union Hall in St. Catharines
- there will be a fully rally on May 29th in Ottawa
- will be meeting with all city councils
- asking all members to attend forum at CAW hall
- all units to receive leaflets to table top their plants
- this is not just about the auto industry, this is about the constant loss of manufacturing jobs
- there is no political support out there from any political party
- local politicians have been invited, PC MP Dykstra will not be given a chance to speak, seeing how he went back on his work to our local about supporting the anti-scab legislation
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SHOP COMMITTEE REPORTS:
BRUNNER MFG.
- 49 members left working in the plant
- supervisor still trying to intimidate members
- 100,000 parts in stock
COUTTS LIBRARY
- very busy
- one grievance – going to arbitration
- very trying relationship with human resources manager
- hard to keep up with demand for Stamford University and this could cause problems with other universities
CULLEN MOTORS
- service area has picked up
- one member on layoff in body shop
- sales picking up
- no grievances in system
DAVID CHEV OLDS.
ED LEARN
- body shop closing in June
- 3 technicians coming from Day Lincoln
- service dept. busy
- body shop very busy
- meeting is set for May 7th with owner
EDSCHA
- business has picked up
- currently have 158 active members
- 5 grievances in the system
- step 3 meeting is May 16th
FIRST ONTARIO CREDIT UNION
FORBES FORD
- business has started to pick up
- plenty of rumour about our future & dealership is being put up for sale
- no grievances in the system
GENAIRE
- extremely busy
- new contracts from the States will be starting soon
- will be hiring soon, mostly family
- God bless the USA
GENERAL MOTORS
IAFRATE MACHINE
- as of May 7th, will have 26 members in the plant
- 5 grievances in the system
JOHN BEAR PONTIAC
- negotiations are coming to an end on May 12
- owners don’t want to pay
- business has been up & down
- 1 mechanic on permanent layoff
NEPTUNUS
- have been very busy past few weeks
- April 28th, 13 layoff notices given out of the blue
- Problems starting to arise with work being done off site
- 3 grievances in system
NIAGARA MOTORS
- pretty busy
- no grievance in system
SECURITAS
- 2 grievances in system
- 1 called back
- 1 terminated
- things have been going fairly smoothly with company
SENECA MFG.
- doing ok
- received a dye from Port Colborne
- no layoffs
- in August, will start shipping to Australia
- management relations have greatly improved
TORA INC
- layoff notices given to 100 members
- no grievances in system
- in the middle of contract negotiations
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M/S/C
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To adopt all Shop Committee reports.
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OLD BUSINESS
- 199 News still not picked up by some units
- next issue should be out by mid-May
- general membership meetings are poorly attended by leadership of small units
- important for unit chairs to let local members know what is going on in their units
NEW BUSINESS
- CAW picnic to be held at Sherkston Shores in August
- 199 website up & running – very interactive and user friendly
- second to none within the CAW
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ADJOURNMENT
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M/S/C
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To adjourn. Carried at 2:20 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Brian Nicholl
Chairperson, Unit Council
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