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Description: General Motors Canada has asked the Canadian Auto Workers union to begin negotiations seven months before the collective agreement at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont. expires.

Source: The Windsor Star

Date: 01/21/2013

Link: http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/01/21/caw-may-open-talks-early-for-cami-workers/

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Questions for discussion:

  • When does the collective agreement expire?
  • Why is GM Canada asking to start negotiations early?
  • What reason does the union give for agreeing to the company’s proposal?
  • What would you say if you were a union representative?
  • Consult your text: what is pattern bargaining? How does the CAMI plant fit into that pattern?

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