Buzz Hargrove
Buzz Hargrove
Basil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove, OCis the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union. He is currently serving as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management...
cause issue street tomorrow
I don't see an issue out there that would cause us to be out on the street tomorrow at midnight.
ford guys time
I don't want to downplay what Cordiano and those guys did ... but at no time in the discussions did Ford say we can't (cut further) because of this (deal) with the government,
building class committed common efforts expand financial goal groups politics remains support work
The CAW remains committed to strengthening working class politics and we will expand our financial support and efforts to work with other like-minded groups in our common goal of building a progressive alternative in our country.
thinking
I keep thinking it's going to be easier, and I must say it was at the other two companies.
cloth pattern
The cloth has been cut. The pattern is there,
address challenges clearly company frank honest manner satisfied together
The company was honest and frank with us, and together we were able to address those challenges in a manner that clearly satisfied our members.
guess problem
Am I a little more optimistic? I guess you could say yes. The only problem we still have is there are still some offsets we find offensive.
ability buy employers home issues people raise roots saying wing
All these issues are the same. The right wing and the employers are saying that people shouldn't have security, but people should have the ability to put roots down and buy a home and raise a family.
greatly likelihood midnight strike tomorrow
The likelihood of a strike tomorrow at midnight is greatly reduced.
likelihood midnight progress reduced strike tomorrow
The likelihood of a strike at midnight tomorrow is reduced substantially by the progress we made over the weekend.
few issues job next optimistic position reducing relief security solve stuck
I'm more optimistic today, we should be able to do this in the next few hours. The only way we couldn't is if they stuck to their position on reducing our relief and didn't solve the job security issues in St. Catharines, Windsor, Oshawa and Woodstock.
emotions open
It'll open up a lot of old wounds. These things aren't done without a lot of emotion.
certainly credit given industry quite state towards
We're certainly working towards a settlement and quite frankly, I'd like to do it before the 20th, given the state of the industry and the state of the companies, ... If we can do it early, I think that would be a credit to all of us.
certainly credit given industry quite state towards
We're certainly working towards a settlement and quite frankly, I'd like to do it before the 20th, given the state of the industry and the state of the companies, ... If we can do it early, I think that would be a credit to all of us.