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CAW to Merge with Another Canadian Union
Delegates to the Canadian Auto Workers' national convention have unanimously ratified a plan to merge with Canada's Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, the CAW says.
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Delegates to the Canadian Auto Workers' national convention have unanimously ratified a plan to merge with Canada's Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, the CAW says.
CEP members will vote in October on the proposal, which does not specify who would lead the new organization. If they approve, such issues as the blended entity's constitution, structure and name would be decided at a founding convention next year.
The new group would have about 325,000 members, thus making it the country's largest private-sector union. CAW and CEP leaders declare the merger will give them greater clout, particularly in lobbying government officials. The labor chiefs also say the new entity would spend $10 million on organizing, twice the combined current spending of the two groups.
The CAW, which currently has 195,000 members, was formed in 1985 when Canadian members broke away from the United Auto Workers union. The CAW began negotiating new contracts with Chrysler, Ford and General Motors earlier this month.
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