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...
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Every member of our union realizes it's not business as usual anymore.
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It shows that even in tough bargaining, if the union and the company meet their responsibilities, a deal can be reached,
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What we did here was based on relationships and commitments by Ford to its workforce and the long-term relationship with our union and the importance they place on us,
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This is not the richest settlement. There will be moderate improvements in most areas. I think it is a responsible response by Ford Motor Co. in some of the most difficult times that we've faced as an industry which means our union has to face it as well.
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This is not the richest settlement ... There will be moderate improvements in most areas. I think it is a responsible response by Ford Motor Co. in some of the most difficult times that we've faced as an industry, which means our union has to face it as well.
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Our union does not resist change, so long as we can manage it in a way that does not threaten our members.
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The school of thinking of a number of people around here is that he's Canadian and he might want to prove that he's not tied to his past.
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(It was) the strategy during the election that was carried out and mandated for me to carry out as the president, and I was suspended for that.
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It was an extremely challenging situation that could have led to a shutdown. I believe our members will see the wisdom in what we have done here.
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Things at the local table picked up a bit yesterday. For Chrysler to start doing local negotiations on a serious basis this early, it may very well be a signal they want to get a settlement,
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There's a good mood, ... People know the union, and the company, by the way, have done an excellent job in terms of dealing with what was a very difficult situation.
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The tone has changed clearly over the weekend and it would appear a settlement is imminent.
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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.
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We finally have the economic proposal on the table that does cover the pattern issue,