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...
behind couple issues
We thought we had all of this behind us this morning, and now we're back to another couple of issues that are sticklers for us,
solve
We have to solve that or it's a showstopper for sure.
although close fall far feeling somewhat
We're close enough to do this, but far enough away to fall in the ditch, ... We're feeling somewhat better this morning, although we're not there.
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.
cover economic finally pattern proposal table
We finally have the economic proposal on the table that does cover the pattern issue,
against almost council spoke
That's the only thing that he spoke against at almost every council meeting.
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,
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.
cloth pattern
The cloth has been cut. The pattern is there,