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INSIDE THIS ISSUE...

LOCAL 222Unit Chairpersons ................... pg. 7Skilled Trades......................... pg. 10Pensions/Retirees.................. pg. 20

Health & Safety ...................... pg. 33Sports Results........................ pg. 40Classifieds.............................. pg. 47

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THE NEWSLETTER OF CANADIAN AUTOWORKERS LOCAL 222

MIKESHIELDS

WAYNEMURPHY

ALO’NEILL

CHRISBUCKLEY

KENHAMER

SHANELUXTON

RUSSMARTIN

VIVIANTERRELONGE

TERRYSPENCE

JIMHOY

PAULGOGGAN

DIANECUNNINGHAM

TIMTHOMPSON

MIKEMCPHEE

JOHNSINCLAIR

CHARLIEPEEL

Season’s GreetingsFrom Your CAW Local 222 Executive Board

On December 6, the Local 222Women’s Committee will be hostinga candlelight vigil, in an effort tobring awareness to the issue of vio-lence against women. It will take

place at 6:00 p.m. at the Union Hall. Everyoneis welcome. I would also like to thank CherylKryzaniwsky from the National Union for herassistance in making some of the used furni-ture from the Port Elgin Education Centreavailable to the women’s shelters in DurhamRegion.

On November 8 and 9 we conducted ourfirst session of the CAW political taskforce. Byall accounts it was very much a success. Notsurprisingly, most members don’t believetheir union should be tied up in electoral pol-itics. It becomes more interesting when youask people if they believe their loved ones aredeserving of a quality healthcare system, or ifthey believe their children and grandchildrendeserve a quality education. Inevitably they

answer, absolutely yes. This is what politics isreally all about, the quality of life we deserveas a civil society. The dialogue becomes muchmore compassionate at this point.

The evaluation sheets filled out by the par-ticipants proved to be informative and mostinteresting. The second session of the task-force will take place after the Decemberdeadline for the Oshaworker.

December is a busy month for our union,aside from the extracurricular activities theChristmas season brings with it. We have theCAW Council the first week in December, andthe CAW/GM Intra-Corporation Council thefollowing week. Reports on both these coun-cils will follow in next month’s issue.

A Canadian autoworker falls into the top80 percent of wage earners in this country.This allows us to provide a very festiveChristmas for our loved ones. It is alwaysmost gratifying to see the generosity that isshown by our members at this time of year.

Places like Simcoe Hall Settlement House andmany of the women’s shelters tell me theyhave no idea how they would survive withoutthe support they receive from the CAW and itsmembership. Many individuals in our com-munity will have a much happier Christmas asa result of the social unionism we practice.

I would like to say in closing, that onbehalf of the entire Executive Board andLeadership of Local 222, I want to wish every-one and their families a very Merry Christmas,a Happy New Year, and most of all, a safe andenjoyable holiday.�

2 ● THE OSHAWORKER DECEMBER 2000

BY

MikeShields

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Politics Is Ultimately AboutOur Quality Of Life

Food & ToyDrive

We have a box in thefront lobby at the Union Hall

for items to be donatedfor the CAW members

on legal strike atFalconbridge Mines

in Sudbury.The employer has been

very aggressivein its attempts to break

the Union and the workers’spirits, asking for

extreme concessionswhile calling members

at their homes andtelling them to cross

the picket lines.

Please donatewhatever you canto help make theirHoliday Seasona bit brighter.

Executive BoardCAW Local 222

DECEMBER 6

A CANDLELIGHT VIGILhosted by the Local 222 Women’s Committee

on the nationally recognizedDay of Commemoration and Action

to End Violence Against Women

CAW Local 222 Union Hall,1425 Phillip Murray Avenue

at 6:00 p.m.December 6, 2000 marks the 11th anniversary

of the 1989 Massacre of 14 young womenat the Polytechnique in Montreal

22119 Oshaworker Dec2000 11/30/00 12:35 PM (Black plate)

S ince my last article there continuesto be interest from three companieswe had outlined previously, thosebeing BBK, Mayflower VehiclesSystems and Venture.

On November 27 at a meeting in Detroitwith General Motors, we had thought they hadarranged discussions with someone new. Theactual discussion was with BBK representativesfollowing up on their due diligence. There isno doubt they have very thoroughly put theplant under a microscope on the open capaci-ty, capabilities, existing work and needed newwork, along with its financial slate andrequired investment. They are obviously at thispoint in time a serious contender. They out-lined that if an acquisition was complete thatthey would be a strategic buyer with everyintention to grow the business and furthertheir customer base. Like any interested buyer,they outlined they would not be interested inpurchasing an operation that has no new pro-grams. These are issues that they are continu-ing discussion with General Motors on.

Attending this meeting were: CAW NationalFinancial Secretary Jim O’Neil, Local 222President Mike Shields, National Repre-sentative John Graham and myself; June Naglefrom GM’s world-wide purchasing, JimCameron, Canadian director of Labour Re-lations from Oshawa; and from BBK, Presidentand CEO Behan Bahadur, and Dennis Hillier,heading up their strategic planning group.

As always, we will keep you posted on thesale as information becomes available.

Workgroup InformationMeetings Continue

As we continue the workgroup informa-tion sessions, there is obvious frustration ineach group. People in their work areas arebringing different issues forward but, in mostcases, they land on the deaf ears of manage-ment.

This process can and will control thosetypes of issues. There is no way you can askany and all employees what their ideas andconcerns are and not be prepared to listen towhat they say, or act on the issues they bringforward. All sessions will be completedbefore the end of this year.

Plant PopulationAt present there are 1,276 employees —

227 skilled trades including 19 apprenticesand 1,049 employees in production. Pere-grine have identified that there are no project-ed layoffs at this time; that the workforce willremain stable. Although the book of businessis declining through sales, this will not gener-ate any reductions in head count. Rumours ofone to two weeks off in W Car Oshawa and JCar Lordstown have no confirmation at thistime, which at the same time will have very lit-tle impact on temporary or short-term reduc-tions. We will keep you posted.

$1,200 Christmas BonusRRSP

Peregrine initially thought for the year2000 they would not be able to direct the$1,200 bonus to RRSP until 2001. Afterlengthy discussion with Jim Bonsall, CEO, andJoe Ruffalo, vice president of Human Re-sources, the conclusion was that every effortwould be made to administrate and makesure the RRSP direction would be done forthis year (2000). I appreciate their co-opera-tion on this issue and how this will be done.You will be made aware of the details throughan information leaflet put out in the plant, as,at time of writing all details were not availableand the Oshaworker deadline was pressing.

Our next Peregrine Unit meeting forDecember will be on Monday, December 18at 7:00 p.m. at our Local Union Hall. Themeetings are being scheduled to catch everyother shift each month. See you there.

On behalf of the entire committee we wantto wish a safe and happy Christmas to you andyour families, and hope you enjoy the holidayseason.

As always, for any questions or concerns Imay be reached at 433-3343 or by pager at439-3343.�

T he Department 49 grievances havebeen settled and those affectedshould have received payment by thetime this issue reaches your homes.The company agreed to raise the

amount paid when we found all the griev-ances, resulting in higher payments. Most ofthese grievances have been on hold at theOshawa Wide Third Step since June 26, 1995.

From the start of the year until now wehave been successful getting the Car Plantmanagement to agree not to scheduleSaturday nights when there is a shift change.This may change in Plant 1 due to a loss ofone weekend over some air bag problems. IfDetroit wants this time made up, it will likely

be on a shift change weekend, because that’sall there is left to schedule. Certainly with theovertime we have had this year, if the compa-ny had continued to operate as they did in thepast, we would have had several Saturdaynights scheduled during the shift changeweekend.

The schedule for Plant 2 could be inter-rupted right after the Christmas holidays. Thecompany has indicated they may take a weekout of the schedule due to high inventories.The reason they have not yet made theannouncement final is because they anticipatehigher rebates, which could change this. TheShop Committee has raised the issue of recentfinance rates, noting that most of our prod-

ucts built here in Oshawa seem to have high-er finance rates than those built elsewhere.

Effective December 4 for all hours workedthe COLA has increased by 15 cents bringingthe COLA allowance from 67 to 82 cents perhour.

In closing, on behalf of the ShopCommittee we want to wish everyone a safe,joyous Christmas and happy New Year.�

DECEMBER 2000 THE OSHAWORKER ● 3

BY

WayneMurphy

PEREGRINE PLANT CHAIRPERSONAND FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT’S

REPORT

BY

TomHoar

GM SHOP COMMITTEEECHAIRPERSON’S

REPORT

Sales Talks ContinueTo Progress

Season’s Greetings FromThe Shop Committee


Iwould like to extend my best wishes for awonderful Christmas and a Happy NewYear to the entire membership and theirfamilies.

With the holidays fast approaching, itcan be very hectic trying to find gifts that willlight up the faces of the special people inyour life. However, if you choose clothing fora gift, I urge you to ask the retailer, underwhat working conditions it was made? Manyname brand companies use maquilas (com-monly known as sweatshops), to producehighly priced garments in order to maximizetheir profits. Inside these maquilas the work-ers are subjected to: extremely low wages,10-12 hr. work days, compulsive overtimewithout pay, unsanitary water, poor ventila-tion, little or no health and safety equipment,etc. etc. In hope of addressing these intoler-able working conditions, people are com-monly fired for attempting to form TradeUnions. The women who work in thesesweatshops are usually single parents from

18-32 yrs. old and are subjected to all formsof abuse in order to feed their children.

Simply by applying pressure on the retail-ers, as consumers, and by showing our con-cern for these workers, we can force compa-nies to clean up sweatshop practices inCanada and internationally.

Does this make you ask yourself why ourGovernment would be invoking changes toour Employment Standards Act without any

consultation with the people of Ontario, leastof all the unions?

Again, I wish everyone a Great HolidaySeason!!�


BY

DianeCunninghamFemale Executive Board Member,Employment Equity/Women’s Advocate

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT“Holiday Wishes”

LOCAL 222is an amalgamated Local made

up of the following units:General Motors

PeregrineMackie Automotive Systems

Lear CorporationA.G. Simpson

PPGWoodbridge Foam

Columbus McKinnonOshawa Transit

Blue Circle CementCenter ManufacturingAVPEX International

Whitby TransitCliff Mills Motors

Ontario Guard Services (Durham)Kerr Industries

U.S. Filter

CAW LOCAL 222 EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident

Mike ShieldsFinancial Secretary

Terry SpenceFirst Vice President

Wayne MurphySecond Vice President

Jim HoySergeant-At-Arms

Al O’Neill

TrusteesCharlie PeelPaul GogganChris Buckley

GuideMike McPhee

Retirees’ RepresentativeJohn Sinclair

Female Board MemberAt Large

Diane Cunningham

Board MembersAt Large

Ken Hamer(PPG)

Shane Luxton(Lear Corporation)

Russ Martin(A.G. Simpson)

Vivian Terrelonge(MAS)

Board MemberAt Large

(Balance of Local)Tim Thompson

EditorJoe Sarnovsky

Editorial BoardMike ShieldsTerry Spence

To the readers: The views and opinions expressed by various writers are their own and not necessarily those of the Editor nor of theAdministration of Local 222. Unsigned material will not be printed. The Oshaworker reserves the right to edit material submitted.The Oshaworker is published by Local 222 of the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union ofCanada, 1425 Phillip Murray Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario. L1J 8L4(905) 723-1187 1-800-465-5458 — Fax (905) 436-9515.Local 222’s e-mail address is: [email protected]

Production byThistle Printing Ltd.

Strike Fund ReportThe following is a summary of the Strike Fund for the month ended 31 July 2000NET WORTH, 30 June 2000 $65,430,413INCOME FOR THE MONTH

Per Capita Tax 1,412,359Earnings on Investment 201,251Total Income 1,613,610

EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTHWeekly Benefits 251,811Other Strike Expenditures 247,424Total Expenditures 499,235

INCOME LESS EXPENDITURES 1,114,375

NET WORTH before undernoted item 66,544,788Interest to General Fund (201,251)NET WORTH, 31 July 2000 $66,343,537

Seven strikes were in progress on the tenth of July 2000The Net Worth of the Strike Insurance Fund is as follows:

Cash Assets $38,100,730Other Assets

Investments (Mortgages/Loans) 6,840,816Fixed Assets(National, Vancouver, Windsor, Winnipeg & Montreal Offices) 21,401,991

NET WORTH, 31 July 2000 $66,343,537

The following were acclaimedto the Executive of the GMUnit at the Unit meeting onNovember 16, 2000:

Chairperson: Dave SitaramVice Chairperson: Dave Renaud

Recording Secretary: Bill KnightTylers: Ron Davey

Dan Wilson �

GM UnitElection Results



CAW Local 222: Balance SheetAs At October 31, 2000ASSETSCURRENT ASSETSCash ................................................................................................... 59,263.92Bank ....................................................................... 1,195,102.23Total Bank .......................................................................................... 1,195,102.23Deposit - AWCU................................................................................... 37,640.17Due from Dental Centre ...................................................................... 91,144.25Mortgage Receivable ........................................................................... 93,378.08Dominion of Canada Bonds ................................................................ 12,000.00Short Term Investments ...................................................................... 272,185.48TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS ............................................................... 1,760,714.13Fixed AssetsLand ................................................................................................... 615,195.00Buildings ............................................................................................ 2,829,533.00Equipment .......................................................................................... 92,627.61Total: Fixed Assets ....................................................................... 3,537,355.61TOTAL ASSETS ............................................................................... 5,298,069.74

LIABILITIESCURRENT LIABILITIESAccrued Liabilities .............................................................................. 2,664,548.06UI Payable ............................................................... 795.36UI Payable — Lost Time.......................................... 437.50CPP Payable ............................................................ 805.42CPP Payable — Lost Time ....................................... 466.48Income Tax Payable................................................. 11,679.53Income Tax Payable — Lost Time ........................... 1,720.43Receiver General Payable .................................................................... 15,904.72EHT Payable........................................................................................ 24,835.88Union Dues Payable ............................................................................ 1,782.15AWCU.................................................................................................. –2,058.72Charitable Deductions......................................................................... 2,371.31WCB Payable....................................................................................... 25,411.92Loan from CAW National (Strike) ........................................................ 624,841.00Due Re:Duplate Council Fund ............................................................. 500.00Retired Members Fund ....................................................................... 3,224.36TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES .................................................... 3,361,360.68TOTAL LIABILITIES ...................................................................... 3,361,360.68

EQUITYNET ASSETSNet Assets ........................................................................................... 1,324,169.83Surplus ............................................................................................... 612,539.23TOTAL NET ASSETS ...................................................................... 1,936,709.06TOTAL EQUITY .............................................................................. 1,936,709.06LIABILITIES AND EQUITY ........................................................... 5,298,069.74

CAW Local 222: Income StatementOctober 1-31, 2000REVENUEINCOMEMembership Dues............................................................................... 1,101,685.42Initiations ........................................................................................... 210.00Oshawa Area Skilled Trades ................................................................ 13.80S.U.B. Receipts ................................................................................... 7,851.09Greenshield Recoveries....................................................................... 4,357.26Hall Maintenance................................................................................ 2,533.25Staff Wage Recoveries ......................................................................... 1,649.40Miscellaneous Collections ................................................................... 1,665.00Oshaworker ........................................................................................ 7,700.17Rent.................................................................................................... 5,625.00Soft Drinks and Vending ..................................................................... 213.75Telephone Income .............................................................................. 1,213.99TOTAL REVENUE ........................................................................... 1,134,718.13TOTAL REVENUE ............................................................................. 1,134,718.13

EXPENSEOFFICE AND BUILDINGEmployee Salaries ............................................................................... 84,024.46UI Expense .............................................................. 2,056.50CPP Expense............................................................ 1,925.01WCB Expense .......................................................... 1,343.39EHT Expense ........................................................... 2,486.09Other Benefits ......................................................... 30,361.86Employee Benefits and Insurance........................................................ 38,172.85Hall Expenses ..................................................................................... 2,386.21Miscellaneous purchases_ .................................................................. 47,667.73Building Maintenance ......................................................................... 6,404.81Realty Taxes ........................................................................................ 17,126.22Telephone........................................................................................... 7,473.40Office Supplies and General Expense .................................................. 10,048.85Officers Expense ................................................................................. 8,797.40Professional ........................................................................................ 14,092.00Total Office and Building ........................................................... 236,193.93

ORGANIZATIONALPer Capita — Northumberland Council ................... 99.80Per Capita — CAW Assessment ................................ 632,456.58Per Capita — CAW Council...................................... 11,059.36Total Per Capita .................................................................................. 643,615.74Lost Time: Wages and Benefits ............................................................ 43,474.06Lost Time Expenses M&E&H.................................... 4,367.00Lost Time Expenses — Hotels ................................. 2,322.96Lost Time Expenses............................................................................. 6,689.96Misc. Election Costs ............................................................................ 53.02Education ........................................................................................... 550.54Investors Grp Trust-Staff Pensions ....................................................... 14,900.57Oshaworker — Printing.......................................... 21,929.65Oshaworker — Postage .......................................... 8,872.44Total Oshaworker ............................................................................... 30,802.09Publicity ............................................................................................. 270.00Recreation .......................................................................................... –520.36Welfare and donations ........................................................................ 12,496.66Total Organizational .................................................................... 752,332.28

TOTAL EXPENSE ............................................................................ 988,526.21

NET INCOME .................................................................................. 146,191.92

CAW Local 222 Financial ReportCovering the Month of October, 2000

Total Receipts .............................. $1,134,718.13Total Expense .............................. 988,526.21

Surplus (Deficit) ......................... $ 146,191.92



The opinions expressed in thispaper are not necessarily theopinions and views of theEditor or the Editorial Board orLocal 222 CAW.Every month the Oshaworkerreceives many interestingletters which we’d like to print— but can’t. Please sign yourletters to the Editor andinclude your printed name,address and phone number.

JoeSarnovskyOshaworker Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thank You FromDave BroadbentI would like to thank the Local and allthe residents of Ward 5 in Oshawa fortheir tremendous support in my bid forthe position of Regional Councillor inthe recent municipal elections.�

Thank YouFrom Mike InHastings HighlandsMike Leveque would like to take thisopportunity to thank the Membership ofLocal 222, for their help in getting himelected as Councillor in HastingsHighlands. Although elected to manypositions within Local 222 over the years,this was Mike’s first attempt at municipalelections. The many phone calls were agreat encouragement to Mr. Leveque.Mike takes over his duties in the newyear, and is looking forward to servingthe ratepayers of Hastings Highlands.�

APOLOGYIn the November issue of theOshaworker, in the Pension articleby Charlie Peel, we incorrectly iden-tified Mark Shaughnessy as being anemployee of Revenue Canada. Thisis incorrect. We apologize anddeeply regret any confusion andinconvenience this may have caused.

–Joe SarnovskyOshaworker Editor



November was a month filled withelections. First came the Presi-dential election in the U.S. which isstill to be determined. Then camethe Municipal Elections, with very

few changes. Long time Council memberBrian Nicholson succumbed to WarrenYoung. The controversy over the ExtremeWater Park obviously played a strong role inthis election. Oshawa’s loss is now Whitby’sgain. By the latest report the water park willbe built on Champlain Avenue. I was sorry tohear that Dave Broadbent, Dave Thompson,Ken Parks, and Vivian Terrelonge failed to getelected in the wards they campaigned in. Aspecial thanks to Vivian Terrelonge, Chair-person of Mackies Boundary Unit, whosought the position of Mayor in Ajax againstincumbent Steve Parish. Vivian challengedParish to try to make a difference in Ajax,wanting to right the wrongs this mayor hascaused in the past, injustices like the eight-year court battle between the CAW and theTown of Ajax. From all who helped on theAjax Transit fight back campaign, thanksVivian for your efforts.

For those who are wondering about wherewe’re at with this situation, the Town has agreedto settle the dispute at arbitration. Finally now,after all these years, the Ajax transit drivers canbe compensated and move on with their lives.This was such a needless travesty.

Our contract expired November 30, 2000.There were still a lot of outstanding issuesbetween the company and the union.Duration of the contract, monetary, and parttime issues are still on the table. We met withthe federal concilliator October 24, and havebeen given a strike date of December 9,2000. Following this meeting we held a strikevote at Local 222 and the committee wasgiven a strong mandate of 100 percent by themembership. I’ve been in this positionbefore. I’ve sat at three sets of negotiationswith this company, but this time the tone isvery different. As the Chairperson of this unit,the last place you ever want to lead yourmembership is on the street in a strike. Ialways try to express to you, the members, it’snot the bargaining committee that forces astrike, but the unreasonable demands of thecompany that forces the membership to with-

draw their services. I’m always confident thatan agreement can be reached. I’ll keep youinformed on any news as it occurs.

In closing I feel the struggles of the TradeUnion movement are always being challengedby the right wing agendas from politicianslike Mike Harris, and Stockwell Day. Unionactivists must educate family, friends, andeven Union brothers and sisters who havebecome complacent when these right wingregimes rear their ugly heads. They are tryingto take away our fundamental freedom of justbelonging to a union which allows us to col-lectively fight and stand up for our rights.Together brothers, and sisters, we must never“Stop fighting back!”�

Contract Talks Ongoing

BY

TimThompson

TRENTWAYWAGAR-WHITBY TRANSIT

UNIT CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Greetings: As the holiday seasonapproaches, I, on behalf of theOshawa Transit Unit, would like towish all Local 222 members andretirees all the best wishes for the

season and a happy and prosperous NewYear. At this time of year, I think we shouldappreciate how fortunate we are, to be affili-ated with a progressive Union, which hasbeen able to negotiate good collective agree-ments, allowing most of us to enjoy a pleasanttime during this Holiday Season. In the spiritof giving, I would encourage everyone todonate either time or money to assist themany charitable organizations which help theless fortunate, at this and other times of theyear. To help others less fortunate than your-self, is what separates us from other specieson the planet.

The American elections are complete atthe time of writing this article, however due tothe problems in Florida it is still unclear whothe next president will be. Some people maythink it is unimportant to Canadians who theAmerican president is; however our economyand especially our environment is dependant

upon whom the Americans elect. I believethat while neither of the candidates have ourenvironment as a major concern, I believe AlGore’s policies would be better for Canadiansthan those of George W. Bush.

As I write this article our Canadian federalelection is still a couple of weeks away, so Icannot comment on who will form the nextGovernment in Ottawa. After watching therecent leaders’ debate on television I have tosay that none of the leaders instilled confi-dence in me of their ability to lead our nation.However in my opinion Stockwell Day is nofriend of workers, and his platform will leadto further divergence in the gap between thewealthy and the poor. Although the NewDemocrats will not form the next Govern-ment, they are still the party of workers andthe less fortunate in society.

All my recent articles in the Oshaworkerhave made mention of the plight of the AjaxTransit workers and our fight to correct theinjustice done to them. In this regard, I mustsay how proud I was of the Oshawa TransitUnit’s attendance at the demonstration at theAjax Town Council Meeting. I did not keep a

count, however I believe that as a percentageof the Local’s membership, we had as good aturn out as any unit in the Local Union.Thanks to all of you and your families whoturned up. The demonstration was a success,and due in part to the pressure we put on theTown, it is likely that in the New Year theaffected workers should see some form ofcompensation. All CAW members can rejoicethe day those people get what they are due.

As the end of the year approaches, I wouldlike to thank the staff at the Union Hall for alltheir help during the past year. This is my firstyear as Unit Chair. I can honestly say that theco-operation and the professionalism shownby them has made my job easier. Keep up thegood work and on behalf of my membershipThanks.�

BY

IanBeattie

OSHAWA TRANSIT UNIT CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Support Encouraged ForThe Community


I ’ll start by thanking all the brothers andsisters immensely for their participationin buying 50/50 tickets for our Christmasdance. Without your participation wecould not put the dance together. A spe-

cial thanks to Chris Fowler for all his time andeffort he has put into organizing the party,thanks Chris. From what I’ve been told thisyear’s dance is going to be bigger and betterthen ever before. I hope to see everyonethere. Remember rides will be provided soplease don’t drink and drive.

Hats off to Sheri Crowell on the midnightshift for her outstanding memo toManagement on her view of the new incentiveprogram. You were totally correct when yousaid “we as a membership” do not agree, itwas proven when the membership all signedit. The company will always benefit from theseprograms and rightly so but how will we as amembership gain? The company feels if theygive a TV or a dinner for two away everyone ishappy. We are a membership here, I just hopeManagement will someday figure this out andstop presenting these crazy incentives. Take alook at their LTA’s. They include the wholemembership and everyone is happy, I’m notsaying I agree with the incentive but everyonein the membership gets something, not justthe lucky name that was pulled out of the hat.

All Utility positions have now been postedand filled. There are still a few problems withfilling vacancies in areas when someone isoff, i.e. moving a U/O from one area and call-ing overtime into the area that the U/O was

moved from. We have discussed this withmanagement and they have assured us thatthis won’t happen again. The other problemwe are facing is U/O filling preferred jobs(off-line). This is a huge item that will need tobe addressed at a membership meeting.Under Article #17 in the collective agreementit states “Utility Operators on shift will beused to fill vacancies by seniority in the pro-duction classification.”

If you haven’t already heard, the HarrisGovernment is up to its Labour-bashing again.He believes that if you work in Ontario you’renot working long enough hours. So he is try-ing to amend the Employment Standards Act(ESA). He believes that we can work up to 60hours per week. It is written in the govern-ment’s Time For Change: Ontario’s Employ-ment Standards Legislation that the currentpermit system is “an administrative burden onemployers” and “it is seen as cumbersome,complex, restrictive and ineffective in control-ling excess hours.” Does this Government notrealize the burden, complexity and cumber-some roles that we have in everyday life? In hiseyes We don’t matter as long as his friends inbig businesses get what they want. If you wantto read it yourself hit the Government webpage at www.gov.on.ca/LABi/es/00esepe.htm.

That is just the tip of the iceberg. Theirnew Labour Law Reform (Enhancing WorkerDemocracy) is a complete attack on Union-ized Labour. They want restrictions imple-mented on Union Social/Political participa-tion. Which means Unions would be restrict-

ed to donate money to social groups or polit-ical parties. Harris’s big business friends willalways be allowed to grease his palms whenelection time comes around. I wonder if thegovernment realizes the contributions thatare made by unions to community events andorganizations in Ontario. The other changehe wants to make has been around for justover a half-century; he wants to eliminate theRand Formula. Without this in place, workersin a unionized workplace benefit the same asif they were paying dues, it’s called free rid-ing. Now I know that some people will jumpat this just to save a few bucks throughout theyear but it would be very detrimental to theUnion as a whole. No Dues, No Union isn’tthat what Harris is trying. It’s his agenda.Don’t let these changes even get close tobeing passed; it’s in everyone’s best interest,not just unionized workers.

I hope everyone has a great ChristmasHoliday and all the best in the New Year.

In closing the membership would like towish Jerry Carkner and his family all the bestand a speedy recovery.

Keep your stick on the ice and play safe!�


BY

MikeWry

WOODBRIDGE UNITCHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Management’s Crazy Incentives

W ith Christmas fast approaching itappears we have not onlyreached our United Way goal butsurpassed it. To those whohelped out, my deepest grati-

tude. To those who once again supportedUnited Way, as you receive this Oshaworker inearly December, Christmas is utmost on yourminds. Those less fortunate do not live by adifferent calendar only different priorities.While we hustle to find the gifts that glittermost, many are simply grateful for a meal,clothing or simple shelter. So this Christmastake solace in the fact that at the same timeyour loved ones are unwrapping their shinynew gifts, somewhere outside your home oth-ers are enjoying a much simpler, yet a muchmore essential gift from you.

Tom Kelly was the first recipient of avoucher for monthly perfect attendance.

As many may have already heard, KeithLock will be leaving, with a new HumanResources manager arriving probably inDecember. I have already spoken to JamieWilson and Keith Lock for assurance that JeffHaley and Tim Lyons do not attempt any“funny business” or attempt to pull the newHR too far from centre. I have told the com-pany in no uncertain terms that for every inchthey attempt to pull the HR we’ll pull two.What we require now is stability while wework out any and all quality issues with ourcustomer. We do not need either side attempt-ing to take advantage of this situation.

Recently I was acclaimed recording secre-tary of Lear Council. I was nominated aschairperson but declined to run. As always,my first and foremost concern has been andwill continue to be our Whitby members.Being recording secretary will require that I

be notified prior to any changes to our SUBplan from the other Lear facilities so that Ican present them for discussion.

At this time I would also like to welcomeall new hires in Whitby. While you will nothave your probationary time in by Christmas,you will have received some good pay priorto.

In closing, I would like to wish everyoneand their families a safe, happy and healthyholiday season.�

Proud To Reach United Way GoalsBY

ShaneLuxton

LEAR UNITCHAIRPERSON’S REPORT


A nother year has come and gone, andsome things never change. In thecase of insurance companies, thenames may change, as in Aetna toMaritime Life, but the problems

remain. Meetings between the union and thecompany, at the master level, have resolvedsome of the problems associated with the ben-efits. There are still a few outstanding issuesthat will be resolved in the near future. Maybea change in insurance companies is warranted.

Since this is the last issue beforeChristmas I would like to take this opportuni-ty to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday.

Zone 1 – Ron PavliskoIt won’t be long before the big red guy is

here again. Time sure does fly when you’rehaving fun. Overtime is still available whenyou want it. This extra money sure comes inhandy at Christmas time.

The new cutting line is scheduled to beginconstruction in the new year. This new linewill be built where #3 cutting line is now. Thefirst projected location was where the VOLline is, but with the Ford contract extended theVOL line must stay. The Ford business is goodand we hope we can keep it for a long time.

With technological change, that meanselimination of jobs. During every negotiationsin April, the threat of losing a committeeper-

son is prevalent. In order to protect ourmembers jobs in the plant we have to restruc-ture. On December 12 there will be a motionto move the manual soldering line depart-ment and the auto soldering line operators tozone 1. We feel as a committee it is necessaryto do this so at negotiations this will not besomething for the company to hold over ourheads. In closing, I want to wish everyone andtheir families a very Merry Christmas and asafe and happy new year. Till the next issue.

Zone 2 – Tony MoffatIt seems like every month when our

Oshaworker articles come out I get feed-back from someone who says, “you are allrepeating the same information” so this time Iwill try to limit the information to issues thatare currently going on in our zone. There havebeen issues of late in regards to violations ofthe Company’s and union’s anti-harassmentpolicies. Everyone should know already thateach person has the right to come to work inan harassment-free environment. If you feelyou are being harassed or intimidated in anyway it is your duty to let that person know thatyou would like it to stop immediately. If theharassment continues get your immediatesupervisor involved. If you require any addi-tional information please feel free to contactyour union representative or myself.

We all know that our elections for the bar-gaining committee are commencing inJanuary of 2001. The next contract will be apension agreement. That does not mean that itis solely for the purposes of pensions,although we will all have to retire somedayand there is much room for improvement.Judging by some of the issues at our last col-lective bargaining there are other areas ofgreat importance to a majority of people in theplant. These issues will have to be addressedand strong improvements are expected.Because of Ken Hamer’s decision not to runfor the chairperson’s position, I feel with myseven years experience as a full-time commit-teeperson, my experience twice at the bar-gaining table, once for a pension agreement, Iwill be seeking the position of chairperson forthe term beginning in 2001. In the comingweeks of Christmas and into the New Year Iwill be seeking your support for my bid to beyour next Chairperson.

In closing I would like to offer you andyour families a safe and happy holiday greet-ing. Please don’t drink and drive, you owe itto yourself and your families.

Zone 3 – Deb WeatherbyOnce again this year we are planning to

adopt a family for Christmas through the localChildren’s Aid Society. I have every hope thatthe support will be as strong as was last year’sefforts. We can be pleased knowing thattogether another family from our communitywill be having a better Christmas because ofour collective input.

In regards to the upcoming elections: anyperson has the right to decide to run for anyposition on the bargaining committee. Eachone of us has only one vote and every one ofus has a decision to make as to who we’d liketo have representing us for the next threeyears. I urge each of you to exercise yourright to vote. I’ll not tell you who to vote for,just that you vote.

I’ll leave this month’s issue with best wish-es for a safe and happy holiday season to youand yours.�

T his is what the headline in the NewsAdvertiser of Sunday, November 12,2000, read. It cost the Town of Ajax(taxpayers) more than $443,000 inlegal bills from January 1993 to

August 31, 2000.The breakdown is as follows:

Ontario Labour Relations Board $56,319.84Ontario Divisional Court $43,796.71Court of Appeal $100,638.22

Supreme Court of Canada $186,100.14

Post Supreme Court Decision $ 56,409.95

TOTAL $443,264.86

From 1997 to 2000 the Town’s legal feeswere $2,790,027 saying that as a largemunicipal corporation the Town is routinelyrequired to expend legal and related costsdefending town policies and principles. If

Town Council were personally held responsi-ble legal costs would be given more consid-eration I’m sure. We’ll keep you updated.

My husband Bob and I joined VivianTerrelonge at the Ajax Community Centre towatch the election results. Vivian got 12.54percent of the votes for the mayor’s job. Itseems to me Town of Ajax’s citizens wereappreciative of an alternative. Thanks Vivian,the citizens of Ajax lost a good man for themayor’s job.

Thanks for everything Local 222.May you all have a blessed and Merry

Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosper-ous New Year.�


BY

KenHamer

PPG-DUPLATE PLANT CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

BY

SusanCollins

AJAX TRANSITUNIT CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

PPG Year-End Update

Legal Fees Cost Ajax$443,000

Please see theSkilled Trades section

on page 11 for more newsfrom the PPG-Duplate plant.


R ecently there have been prospectivebuyers touring the plant. Althoughthere is no information on howthese visits are affecting the saleprocess, it is good to know that

there is interest in the plant as a viable busi-ness.

To date there are three prospective buy-ers: Venture Industries, BBK and mostrecently, Mayflower Automotive Systems. Allthree potential buyers are impressed with theworkgroup system that we are trying toimplement. This process is viewed as a giant

step in helping the plant become successfulin today’s parts market. While meeting withsome of these prospective buyers, I havebeen asked if it is being accepted on the shopfloor. My answer is simple, not everyone hastaken part in this process, however the moreit is explained and expanded (by the four-hour sessions currently being held for allemployees) the more the participation willexpand.

We have the best collective agreement ofall Tier One suppliers, and we want to contin-ue to have a workforce to apply it to.

As we near the end of the year 2000, Iwould like to take this opportunity to wisheveryone and their families a very merryChristmas and a joyful and prosperous NewYear.�

Between our in-plant report andOshaworker articles, you areaware of our recent successes inapprenticeships and opportunitiesfor laid-off members. I will not dwell

on this and want our tool and die designers,and patternmakers laid-off from their trade toclearly understand that I will not be satisfieduntil everyone has had an opportunity toreturn to a trade.

After many meetings I have convinced thecorporation to finally see the opportunity toutilize our tool and die trades that are highlytalented and trained. That will mean movinginto areas we don’t own and doing new andcreative things to create employment.Although I had many meetings prior to theGrand Prix announcement, it was not until theofficial announcement that we could get ourideas moving.

The GoalOur goal is to carve out as much presses/-

equipment work as possible. This is workwhich has been traditionally built in the U.S.build shops, for example the lamb line in theCar Plant. If we are successful we intend toput work into Department 39 which will drivelaid-off tool and die people back to work.

On Friday, November 10 myself and JohnGibb toured with the company managersinvolved in this concept through Department39 and the parts facilities. They were veryimpressed and we are working diligently tosee some action. Although Jim Mitchell andDan Lawson are aware and supportive of ourgoals, we are all very cautious not to build upanyone’s hopes. I believe we will be success-ful, and with the membership and Jim andDan’s support, we will be able to deliver agood product on time and cost effective.

I appreciate the patience of the toolinggroup, given the fact they have gone througha tough time. Once again, rest assured if anyopportunity arises to improve the situation,we will take it!

Season’s GreetingsIn closing I want to wish all of you and

your families the best for Christmas, and ahappy and prosperous new year. If anyoneneeds to reach me directly, my pager is *97-4360.�


BY

JohnScanlan

SKILLED TRADESAREA CHAIRPERSON’S

REPORT

BY

RickAdkins

PEREGRINE SKILLED TRADESCHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Workgroup Process IntegralTo Future Success

I ’d like to wish everyone, past and pres-ent skilled trades, a very MerryChristmas and Happy New Year. I lookforward to serving the membership inthe year ahead, as I am hoping by then

we will have a new buyer in place.The last few weeks have been quiet in the

plant, as all our concerns and problems withthe new contract have been looked afterand, what our Shop Committee said have all

come about (good job guys). Appendix “R”has been working, and the company hasbeen following this language as it should.This is contrary to the rumours spread bycertain people in the plant who, for whatev-er reason, always seem to stir things up foreveryone else. Don’t listen to gossip, askyour committeeperson or chairperson first.

Don’t drink and drive, have a safe holi-day.�

BY

NigelDraneSkilled Trades Committeeperson,Peregrine

PEREGRINESKILLED TRADES REPORT

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

New Hopes For Tooling


R ecently, there seems to be anincrease in the amount of disciplinebeing handed out by the Company.Normally your committeepersonhandles the disciplinary interviews

under paragraph 27 of the Master Agreement.The District or the Area Skilled TradesChairperson can assist the zone committeep-erson as per paragraph 29 of the MasterAgreement, and at the zone committeeper-son’s request.

We are not normally requested when thediscipline being handed out is light, but latelythis hasn’t been the case. We have seen oneweek suspensions, up to 30 day suspensionsand discharge. Our job is to minimize theamount of disciplinary penalty, and in somecases prevent any discipline from being hand-ed out. This is when you want a District orArea Skilled Trades Chairperson who is expe-rienced and successful in reducing and elimi-nating discipline. It is this part of the job thatreally makes us use all of our resources andcontacts, in some cases, to help the employeesout of their situation. It takes teamwork andexperience. Lately we have been extremelybusy representing these workers in the disci-plinary cases mentioned. To date, we havebeen very successful, mitigating the penalties,and eliminating them in some cases. Nobodyever expects to require the Districts’ or AreaChairperson’s assistance, but it’s nice to knowit’s there if you require it!

Grievance ProcedureWe are still managing to keep the griev-

ance procedure moving, and we have beenworking hard to keep up with the secondsteps required. The problem we find with sec-ond steps is matching everyone’s schedule tohold the meetings. As reported in earlierOshaworker articles, we are now havingsuccess resolving grievances at the third step.In past years, this was unheard of withGeneral Motors.

Christmas Bonus RaisedBy the time you read this article you

should have received your $1,200 ChristmasBonus. This was increased in 1999 bargain-ing from $900, and comes in handy at thistime of year.

Everyone should also have been able toselect your next two SPA choices. Even though

this is Master Language, we are the only Localthat gets to pick individual SPA weeks, thanksto the persistence of our Plant Chairperson,Tom Hoar.

Apprenticeships ReturnBy now everyone has heard that John

Scanlan, myself and John Gibb were success-ful in returning the electrical apprentices,who were reduced a couple of years agowhen GM collapsed the program. We alsonegotiated 12 modified welding apprentice-ships that will return 12 laid-off tradespeoplewho wish to take a new trade. The Companyalso committed to another 20 electricalapprentices in 2002.

We are extremely happy to finally have theprogram started, but this will not stop usfrom continually making the case for evenmore trades to be apprenticed. The need isthere. We just have to make upper GM man-agement realize the need is there!

Ford Hiring JourneypersonsFord in Oakville and St. Thomas are now

in the process of trying to hire all trades. Theyare not having much success, as highly quali-fied skilled trades are not available! IfGeneral Motors feel they are going to haveany better success down the road, they’d bet-ter give their head a shake.

The only way to guarantee qualified jour-neypeople is to apprentice them. Every fouryears you will produce a qualified tradesper-son. We are not a shelf item! As our agingworkforce choose to retire, we are losing all

that expertise out the door, without passingthat knowledge of 30 years at the trade in GMto an apprentice.

Gate 6 FreeflowWe received a number of complaints from

the floor, and Committeepeople, that ourthird shift tradespeople and cleaners werehaving a problem exiting the plant while peo-ple were trying to enter, at Gate 6. This creat-ed a dual problem!

On Monday, November 20, 2000 at a meet-ing with the Personnel Director of the CarPlant, Tony Costa, he shared the numbers whoare trying to exit the plant at that time, andagreed to provide us with a five-minutefreeflow from 6:55 to 7:00 a.m. to eliminatethe mass confusion at this gate. I would like tothank the Shop Committee for their supporton this issue, and Tony Costa for his assistancein resolving our members’ concerns!

In ClosingAs this is the last article prior to Christmas

I would like to wish everyone all the best ofthe season. Enjoy the time you have with yourfamilies and friends, and all the best in 2001!

Remember if you have a problem, first seeyour supervisor, then call your committeeper-son. If you will require assistance, call me at644-3780.�


BY

PatBlackwoodSkilled TradesDistrict #10 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #10 REPORT

Teamwork, Experience –Can’t Beat Them!

A s usual the trades are working plen-ty of overtime. This will continuewell into the new year.

Upcoming we have the Jesco sys-tem replacement which has been

put off three times. Hopefully they will get itright this time. The refurbishing of the autosoldering line along with general plant main-tenance will take us through the Christmasshut down. The new cold end is scheduled tobegin construction some time in the earlynew year.

At this time I would like to extend my bestwishes for everyone throughout the holidayperiod. Please take a moment to think of theless fortunate and give to at least one of themany charities that are present during thisfestive time. Have a safe and good holiday, seeyou in the new year.�

PPG-DUPLATE PLANTSKILLED TRADES ZONE 4 REPORT

BY Josh Haunsberger

Overtime To Continue



T his is the last Zone 40 report for thecalendar year 2000. Looking back onthe past year, if one were to give it agrade in terms of how well we faireddealing with the issues we faced I

would have to say A+ would be a fair grade.

Strong LanguageIn the early months of 2000 we were chal-

lenging the new Appendix “R” language, theIMM language pertaining to machine repairand millwrights, and then came the new war-ranty language. In all cases the languagestood up to the test, which is what we keptsaying coming out of negotiations.

Investment in TradesAnd Security

With the announcement of the Grand Prixfor the Car Plant, an expansion for a newpress line in SSP being made in the fall, thefuture was looking good for Oshawa. ThenGM’s announcement that there will also be anadditional expansion in SSP to add a blankingline with the room to add a second blanker ifneed be. Because of the location of the sec-ond SSP expansion the Truck Plant Tank Farmwill have to be moved, thus adding additionalwork for our construction department. Thetotal cost of these projects is over $1-billion.Each dollar goes toward the future job secu-

rity for Local 222 members and the sur-rounding communities.

With this type of major investment youmust also need a skilled workforce that cankeep abreast of the changing technology,which we are fortunate enough to have insidethe walls of General Motors. Seeing this weekcoming down the pipeline, the seed wasplanted at negotiations that GM needed to dosomething about our aging workforce andthat the apprenticeship program needed to berevived in Oshawa. It’s no secret that GMdoesn’t want to hire people because downsiz-ing has been on the corporate agenda for thepast 10 years.

John Scanlan, John Gibb and PatBlackwood have hounded the company sincenegotiations to kick start the apprenticeshipprogram, and on Tuesday, November 7, 2000John Scanlan announced that the Companyhas agreed to take on 12 welders in a modi-fied apprenticeship program that would last18 months and would also bring back the lastclass of first-year electrical apprentices, andalso committed to an additional 20 electricalapprenticeships in 2002.

At the most recent SSP announcementGeneral Motors talked about only investingwhere they would get maximum return ontheir investment. With over $1 billion worthof investment in the past year, General

Motors knows Oshawa and its workers are itsfuture.

Past achievements deserve to be reward-ed. General Motors invested wisely in Oshawabecause it felt that the workers deserved it forbuilding the quality products that we build.

As the calendar rolls over to start a NewYear, we will soon be facing elections for ourShop Committee. John Scanlan, John Gibband Pat Blackwood have met the challengesover the past three years. They have unitedthe committeepeople, fixed the grievanceoverload by negotiating language that is clearto both sides, started the apprenticeship pro-gram and have tried to have a good workingrelationship with the company that is in thebest interest of the workers.

I wish all of you and your families a MerryChristmas and Happy New Year.

Till next time, see you on the shop floor. Ifyou need me, *97-2636, 644-2636.�

Prior to receiving this Oshaworker,most of you will have read our in-plant report in which we were ableto report the kick start of the ap-prenticeship program and use our

new GM/CAW language to offer these oppor-tunities to our laid-off trades. It sure feelsgood to be able to show some light at the endof the tunnel to these brothers and we willcontinue to work to brighten the light in thenear future.

Committeepeople Balanced!I want to mention that in our District I

work with five committeepeople, two mainte-nance reps, Mike Bested and Terry McDonald,two tooling reps, Jim Mitchell and DanLawson, and one third shift committeeperson,Terry Wilson, and their alternates. In repre-senting both tooling and maintenance, there is

no doubt that at times we deal with complexand controversial issues. I am very pleasedwith the working relationship between myselfand the committeepeople of the district andJohn Scanlan. I believe with this well-balancedgroup of reps that our District couldn’t be bet-ter represented.

Merry ChristmasI was on vacation the week of November

13 and hope you find time to have some timeoff with your families during the Christmasperiod!

Special ThanksI would be remiss if I did not thank John

Scanlan for his leadership and hard work inbulldogging GM into submission regardingthe apprenticeship program and job securitysuccesses.

The Four Steps1. Ask your supervisor to fix the problem2. Ask him to call your committeeperson.3. Meet with the supervisor and you commit-

teeperson.4. File a grievance.

We only move from step to step if one failsto get a resolution.

If you need to speak to me I can bereached at phone # 6614 or my pager at *97-6614.�

BY

JohnGibbSkilled TradesDistrict #12 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #12 REPORT

BY

TerryMcDonaldSkilled Trades Committeeperson,Zone 40

ZONE 40 REPORT

Well Balanced District

It Was A Grade A+ Year



As everyone will know by now thePontiac Grand Prix has been allocat-ed to the Oshawa Car Plant. This isexcellent news and means a five-yearcommitment to the Car Plant. At this

time the decision to build two new paint shopsfor the car system has not been made.

The Car Plant committee met with JackEvans, Car Group Manufacturing, on Novem-ber 14, to review the Car Plant’s future. Muchdiscussion took place on the possibility of anew paint system. This is a $500 million invest-ment for GM with a 20-year return. The newpaint shops would mean job security inOshawa for a long time to come. TomHoar, once again, took the opportunity toraise what he and Mike Shields have statedat every meeting, that our membershipshould not be expected to buy a paintshop. They have earned it through theirefficiency, high quality production plusour highly skilled trades workforce.

John Gibb and I represented the trades atthis meeting and we took the opportunity toreaffirm the need for a strong commitmentfrom GM to the apprenticeship program. Weraised that the average age of trades in GM isaround 48 to 50 and the high rate of retirementwe will see in the near future. We identified thereal shortage of trades in the Province ofOntario and Canada, and made the point that ifGM does not start more training soon they aregoing to have trouble finding tradespeople.

There are some major construction proj-ects coming online in the Province in the nearfuture and this will not only utilize trades butcontractors who provide trades. We reviewedthe fact that the trades have handled manymajor projects in Oshawa and that ourexpertise and experience is second to none. Ifmore apprentices are not started soon theexpertise of our trades that needs to bepassed on to apprentices will be lost as ourpeople retire. Evans agreed with all of ourpoints and complimented the trades inOshawa for their high levels of skill andworkmanship. We felt we made a very positiveimpact for the trades at this meeting.

Apprentices StartingJohn Scanlan, John Gibb and Pat

Blackwood have been putting a lot of pres-sure on GM to start the apprenticeship pro-gram that was negotiated at 1999 bargainingand the door is finally open. The seven laid-off electrical apprentices will be returned tothe program in early January. Twelve welder

retraining opportunities will be offered to thelaid off trades to start January 7, 2001. A let-ter will be sent to each laid off tradesmenoffering this opportunity to retraining bytrades seniority. The program is to be twoyears in duration and date of entry seniority isestablished in the new trade at the end of thetraining. As most, if not all, of these opportu-nities will be offered to laid off tool and diemakers, there will be information meetingsoffered to fully understand the levels ofemployment for diemakers in the near future,as the Grand Prix program will drive upwardsof 40 jobs for diemakers.

Process Engineering JobsWe have been successful in negotiating

five non-traditional tooling jobs in the CarPlant. This is work that would normally beperformed by process engineers for the tool-ing trades. Our people with their shop floorexperience have done an excellent job in thepast and I am sure the new toolmakers inthese jobs will do the same. We are told byMike Thomas that there may be more tocome. Although we had some initial problemswith the parameters of these jobs, DanLawson, John Gibb and I along with MikeThomas and Hardip Virdee are working onstraightening things out. We hope to be backon track by the time this article is published.

Department 39 ToolroomThere has been much discussion and con-

cern about the company’s commitment to thetoolroom. In particular we need to know thelevel of work that we can expect from the GrandPrix program. This issue has been thoroughlyreviewed with the District and the Chairperson.John Scanlan has met with Ivan Novak from theCar Plant and Scott Anderson from centralmaintenance on this issue. John Scanlan andJohn Gibb toured Department 39 with IvanNovak in early November and the word report-ed back was it was a positive meeting. I willreport further on our progress in securingGrand Prix work for our crib in my next article.

Stamping PlantOn November 10 there was an announce-

ment made to the media and general public ofthe $100-million dollar investment in thestamping plant. The new building and intro-duction of 180” press Line (same as bay 10press) is what these monies are allotted for.This is very positive with regards to the con-

tinued commitment and investment ofcapital funds in Oshawa. Although theannouncement of expansion of the newbuilding to include a blanking line wasnot made at that time it would seem to bejust around the corner. Pat Deramo tookthe opportunity of having his bosses inthe plant and made a business case for

refurbishment to our existing pressestotalling some $750,000. This will also meanmore work for our trades. The removal of theBay 4 draw press will be done over theChristmas shut down and the refurbishmentof the press continues throughout the rest ofthe new year. Our construction and mainte-nance trades will be performing this work.

We will be looking forward to the arrivalof the Grand Prix dies which are scheduledto start coming in March. Our tooling tradeswill be performing what is known as second-ary try-out and at the time of writing thenumber of diemakers who will be returnedfrom lay off to facilitate this work has notbeen identified. During the last die try-outprogram, stamping plant increased the tool-ing head count by approximately 30 for aduration on over 12 months. We will contin-ue to try to get the company to firm up onhow many extra trades will be needed for thisprogram. This information is going to becritical to the trades making the decision toaccept or decline the new welder retrainingprogram.

The safety issue of how many diemakers tomove dies safely has been finalized. It must beno less than two diemakers to transport diesat any time. Diemakers can only work alonewith the crane in their work area assumingthe work can be done safely. I would like tothank Paul Goggan and Larry Carroll for theirpersistence in getting this issue resolved.

In closing, I would like to wish you andyour families a Merry Christmas.�

BY

JimMitchellZone 4 Committeeperson

ZONE 4 REPORT

Future Looks Positive For Trades

The new paint shopswould mean

job security in Oshawafor a long time to come



A Car Plant Near Miss Safety Sub-Committee,chaired by CAW Safety Rep Rick Cowle, wasput together with the sole intent of takingsafety to a higher level. This new processencourages anyone witnessing an unsafe

condition or close call to make a report to the super-visor. As a result, potentially dangerous situations willbe identified and eliminated. We believe this processhelps us identify unsafe workplace situations before anaccident occurs, so changes can be made to rectify the unsafe condi-tion.

This Near Miss Reporting Process is not a venue for the applicationof discipline! Having said that, please report any unsafe situations thatyou observe to your supervisor! If you are not satisfied with the resolve,call your appropriate CAW safety rep.

Lockout AwarenessOn October 27 we received a safety bulletin on two fatalities that

took place in two U.S. plants. At the Sterling Axles Plant in Michigan, a55-year-old experienced skilled trades employee was trying to changean air cylinder on a transfer line. The employee locked out the air, butdidn’t lock out the electrical power to the transfer machine. Themachine was in automatic mode. While working to change the cylinder,the tradesman made contact with a proximity switch. The parts carrierthen indexed and crushed the tradesman.

At the Glass Plant in Nashville, a skilled tradesman was performingpreventative maintenance on a glass-forming machine. The machinewas not locked out. As the tradesman positioned himself to remove theglass frame from the press, somehow it indexed and crushed thetradesman. These are tragic stories on the importance of performing aRisk Assessment. It is imperative that all hazards and all energy sourcesare identified and dealt with prior to beginning your work assignment!Please remember, When In Doubt–Lock Out and Test!

Hopefully these two tragic stories will help to drive home the needto lock out and test!

South Stamping TrainingThree tradespeople and one production worker have been trained

and certified to deliver an updated crane and rigging course that isbeing developed in-house. On completion, this should put people onthe same page and help alleviate the differences we see in the consis-tency from bay to bay.

The $100 million expansion and refurbishment of the facility hasbeen approved, and will enable SSP to update and deal with new prod-uct that will be built here shortly.

SlingsAn entourage consisting of a diverse cross-section of workers from

SSP recently went to Unirope (the manufacturer of our Kevlar slings)to address the discrepancy of the unloaded length of the slings. Once aload, anywhere from 600 lbs. to 77,000 lbs was put on the slings ourmembers brought from the plant representing a “worse case sce-nario,” the lengths were noted and found to be within 1/2” of the samelength. Strange but true! A detailed description of this process wascommunicated to the SSP employees on November 8 at their all-peo-ples meeting.

Oil! Oil! Oil!The November 8 all-peoples meeting was also the time to announce

that a job sheet has been cut to install steel dimple plate on all thetransfer press bolster plate. The plan is to have this along with a week-ly mopping of the bolsters to reduce slippage. We believe this will iden-tify the problem bays to have the leaks fixed. We will be on this and not

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BY

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HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT

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go away, because the dimple plate does notremove the oil, it just sits above it. Now the oilwill run down the side of the bolsters — tothe floor!

Experimental Garage —North Plant

On November 13 we were called to theNorth Plant Experimental Garage to investi-gate a safety incident involving the deploy-ment of an inflator module (air bag). After afull investigation of this safety matter wewould like to lay out the recommendationsput forward by our Joint Health & Safety com-mittee.1. At the present time the procedure for han-

dling and scrapping inflator modules is inthe service manual. The committee feltthat a more in-depth “safe work proce-dure” should be developed listing step bystep on how these modules are to bedeployed. Also to be included in this SWPis what personal protective equipmenttheir employees are to use during deploy-ment.

2. Training records indicate that the last timeemployees had received training on thissubject was in 1993. As a result, allemployees involved in the handling andscrapping of inflator modules are toreceive additional training ASAP.

3. At the present time there is not a designat-ed area where these modules are to bedeployed. We have requested that an areabe designated specifically for the deploy-ment of these modules complete with theappropriate signage and safeguards.

4. Undeployed inflator modules are beingstored in a metal cabinet located in thebasement area. It was requested that an“explosive proof” cabinet be used whenstoring these modules.

5. The committee has further requested thatmanagement investigate, in conjunctionwith engineering, designing a soundproofenclosure for the deployment fixture.

6. Management has agreed that until newSafe Work Procedure has been developedno more inflator modules will bedeployed.

7. Due to the fact that there was confusion asto who to contact regarding this incident,we will meet with management to discusswho and when the JH&S Committee shouldbe contacted.As stated in our investigation report, con-

fusion reigned supreme with ExperimentalGarage upper management’s inability to noti-

fy CAW Health & Safety reps of this safety inci-dent that took place on November 6! It’s hardto believe or take seriously that safety is our#1 concern when it takes one week to get theHealth & Safety reps involved to make recom-mendations to ensure this type of accidentdoesn’t happen again! We will meet with man-agement to rectify this situation.

Battery Plant: BaghouseFilter Replacement

A Safe Work Plan was submitted to ourJoint Health & Safety Committee by FrostEmissions, the outside firm that will be in ourplant over the 2000 Christmas shutdown peri-od. Their job assignment is to replace the fil-ters and clean out all pulse-jet style baghous-es. The safe work plan is a six-page documentthat covers:● training their employees● lock-out and test procedure● environment containment of lead oxide● monitoring of air quality in-plant while

baghouses are being cleaned out.Because of space restraints in our article

we can’t cover all of the six-page procedurein this issue, but we can assure you this willnot be a repeat of last year’s fiasco!

Tis The SeasonBy the time you receive your Osha-

worker we will be well into the pre-Christmas countdown. With Christmas shop-ping and preparations on our minds, wewould like to pass on some Christmas safetytips to help make the Christmas holidays asafe and joyous one.

Make sure:● all Christmas tree and exterior lights are

in working order.● extension cords that are used outside are

rated for outdoor use● Christmas trees are not placed near open

flames, i.e. candles, fireplaces● trees are watered daily and the trunks are

immersed in water● clear and salt all pathways and stairs to

prevent slips and falls● use ladder safety when you need to hang

lights from eavestroughsPlease don’t drink and drive! And most

important, leave milk and cookies for Santa,and carrots for his reindeer!

In closing we would like to wish you andyour families a safe and Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year.

Till next year, play it safe!�


Near Miss Reporting – continued from page 14

T he clients of the YWCA, ofOshawa, Bethesda House andOur Place Support Centre bene-fited from a recently receivedtruck load of furniture, thanks to

the National Canadian Auto Workers,CAW Local 222, CAW Eastern Women’sNetwork and the CAW Family EducationCentre in Port Elgin.

Kathie Fowlie, Chairperson of the CAWLocal 222 Eastern Women’s Network andChairperson of CAW Local 222 Women’sCommittee, assisted in the coordinationof the much-needed and appreciateddonation. “The Eastern Women’s Networkrecognized the need for these items andapproached Mike Shields, President, CAWLocal 222, who was in agreement that adonation was necessary,” explained MsFowlie. “We want to help as many agen-cies as possible.” Les Pryce, FinancialSecretary of CAW Local 4268, deliveredthe tractor-trailer load of furniture whichincluded: chesterfields, TVs, tub chairs,mattresses and box springs, small refrig-erators and lamps.

“The CAW has been a longtime sup-porter of the YWCA and other serviceproviders,” said YWCA Executive Director,Eva Martin Blythe. “They continue to besensitive to the needs of women, childrenand the homeless, and they show itthrough their generosity.”

The YWCA of Oshawa provides oppor-tunities for women and children toimprove their lives through volunteerism,recreation and education programming,and supportive housing services in a nonjudgmental environment. BethesdaHouse is a 15-bed, community-basedfacility located in the municipality ofClarington, that offers services in anempowering atmosphere to all womenwho choose to exercise their right to livefree of fear and violence. Our Place,located in downtown Oshawa, is a drop-in support centre for homeless or under-housed individuals.�

CAW DonatesFurniture ToYWCA,Bethesda HouseAnd Our Place



In the last SPA cycle we experienced someproblems, with the Company putting 44 ofour members in one group on each shiftin the Reject Area. With such a largegroup, it left our members with very limit-

ed choice in selecting their desired SPA week.In the past few months leading up to this

year’s SPA selection process we had a numberof meetings with the Area Superintendent,Fred Cambers, in an attempt to seek a com-mon resolve for all three shifts. We believedthat when management agreed to separatethis larger group into two smaller groups thiswould resolve the problems our membersexperienced in the last SPA selection process.The canvasses went well for the most part onShifts 1 & 2 with only a few problems that wewere able to resolve. We were then informedthat “a miscommunication between manage-ment” created a major problem in the RollTest area on Third Shift as the Supervisor fol-lowed last year’s process. At the time of writ-ing we are meeting with upper managementto resolve the issues on Third Shift. Hopefully

by the time this article is published theseissues will be behind us. I would like to thankthe respective zone representatives, DanHenderson, Tony Prentice and Paul Johnston,for their support during this period.

On October 27, 2000, I had an opportuni-ty to attend the Fourth Annual ArbitrationConference in Toronto. I found this one-dayseminar to be very informative with panel dis-cussions surrounding Workplace Violence,Disciplinary Investigations, Privacy vs. TheNeed to Know, Cost and Delay in LabourArbitration and Case law updates on Pilon,Entrop, Meiorin and Weber.

I found the debate very interesting sur-rounding the direction set by the SupremeCourt of Canada in the Weber case. The deci-sion in Weber versus Ontario Hydro essential-ly bars access to the courts in employment-related disputes arising under a collectiveagreement. In order to define if the disputearises expressly out of a collective agreement,Judge Mclachlin ruled that in any given case itwas necessary to look at the “essential char-

acter” of the dispute in order to determinewhether the dispute stemmed from the inter-pretation, application, administration or vio-lation of the collective agreement.

This decision made in Weber could drivemany cases that had previously been decided bythe courts to arbitration, which in turn couldchange the entire arbitration process insofar asdealing with practical workplace issues.

I was intrigued when I read an article byLewis Gottheil, counsel to the CAW, on his per-spective of the impact of Weber in respect tothe advantages and disadvantages. In his viewworkers may gain some significant advantagesif labour arbitrators are granted exclusivejurisdiction to deal with all matters, whichessentially arise from the employment relation-ship. However, he expressed concern that caremust be taken not to extend Weber to the pointwhere the responsibility of enforcing publicemployment statutes is privatized. Also thegrievance procedure is presently overbur-dened and it will become difficult for Unionswith limited financial resources if they arerequired to assume investigation and prosecu-tion of all disputes relating to human rights,health and safety and other employment-relat-ed matters, or defend a decision not to do so,if the dispute is inferentially or implicitly con-nected to the collective agreement.

In my last article I mentioned that theCompany had announced that the Toe-In oper-ations in Final Conditioning would be com-pletely shut down by the end of October due toautomation. I also mentioned that around thesame timeframe the Company announced that anew Squeak and Rattle process would be addedto the Final Conditioning that would generatesome new jobs but at that time there was noconfirmed implementation date. The Companyhas since announced that the Squeak and Rattleprocess will start by the end of March or earlyApril, next year. We have continued to meetwith the Company looking for avenues to pro-tect our members from being reduced to low inthe Truck Plant division. Talks are continuingon where this “new work” will be assigned,populated and classified.

In closing I would like to wish everyone asafe and joyous holiday season with your fam-ilies and friends. And may you all enjoy aprosperous New Year. Merry Christmas.

Until next time... In Solidarity.�

BY

JimBeaudryDistrict #13 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #13 REPORT

Resolving SPA Selection Process

CAW Local 222 donated funding for special United Way T-shirts worn by studentslike David Weery during recent fundraising. The students at five Oshawa-area highschools signed one shirt for presentation to Local 222 President Mike Shields.



F irst of all, I would like to make myyearly reminder to all the people whoare out of work on ExtendedDisability Benefits who did not have10 years’ seniority at the time they last

worked and went out on these benefits.If an employee is on sick leave, pursuant

to Paragraph 74 of the Master Agreement, fora continuous period equal to the seniority theemployee had acquired at the time, from suchperiod from your last day worked, e.g. if youworked eight years and had a heart attack,after one year of S&A benefits you would goon EDB as a result of your condition and youcould not return to work before you had gonetime for time (eight years worked, eight yearssick). The company will send you a letterabout a month ahead of time. But if they for-get they’ll say “oh well, too bad,” and you willbe terminated under Paragraph 54(f) of theMaster Agreement.

If you think you are in this situation,please contact me or the pension reps beforeit is too late. It is better to be safe than sorrywhen your benefits and job are terminatedforever.

Christmas PayLaid-off: Under Paragraph 92, if you are

laid off on or after Monday, November 6,2000 you will be entitled to 3 days or 24hours pay. If you are laid off on or afterMonday, November 27, 2000 you will be enti-tled to six days or 48 hours pay.

S&A: Anybody off sick, if you return onDecember 22, 2000 (clear the medical cen-tre) you will be entitled to six days or 48hours pay. If you are approved to return on:Dec. 25, 2000 — 6 days or 48 hours payDec. 26, 2000 — 5 days or 40 hours payDec. 27, 2000 — 4 days or 32 hours payDec. 28, 2000 — 3 days or 24 hours payDec. 29, 2000 — 2 days or 16 hours payJan. 1, 2001 — 1 day or 8 hours pay

Working: Everybody must work the lastscheduled day, December 22, 2000 and thefirst schedule day after the Christmas period,January 2, 2001 to be entitled to six days or48 hours pay. The Christmas period this yearis December 23, 2000 to January 1, 2001.

In ConclusionI would like to thank all those people who,

over the past year, have supported and helpedme. Firstly, to the membership for electing meto serve you; secondly the staff at the UnionHall (CAW Local 1136) for all their help; andmost of all to my family for having thepatience for all the calls I receive daily andnightly at home, for allowing me the time torepresent the membership the way I wouldlike to be represented at all times.

Until next year, I’m only a phone call away!In the plant 644-4694, pager *97-4694.

P.S. I would like to wish District #4 Com-mitteeperson Jim Hoy a speedy recovery, andalso thank him for allowing me the opportu-nity to fill in at the Car Plant Chairperson jobwhile he was away. Also, a quick recoverywish to Zone 57 Alternate CommitteepersonAl Green, all the best, come back so we cancontinue to move forward.�

BY

DougSandersDistrict #6 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #6 REPORTHoliday Information

Iwould like to start by welcoming all the newmembers who have recently transferredinto our zone. I can be reached at *97-1502if you have any questions or concerns.

South StampingOn Friday, November 10, 2000 this plant

announced their $100 million expansion,which includes the added dock area andadditional press line. In the future the com-pany will announce the new blanker, whichthey are still engineering. In all the totalinvestment will be close to $130 million andwill mean a number of new jobs for this com-plex, as well as insourcing the production ofthe blanks we use on the press bays.

Recently 14 people transferred intoStamping to fill in for retirements, contain-ment jobs and bays being added onto thirdshift. It seems every time people are addedinto this department, the rumours about over-populating start again. I spend considerabletime going over the manpower with manage-ment to make sure that this never happens,and for the past five years I have been Districtit hasn’t. Remember, added employment inany department is a step in the right direction,especially in these days of lean manufacturing,so let’s welcome these new members into ourzone knowing everyone’s jobs are secure.

BatteryAfter a positive start this year with the

management changes we now seem to bestepping backwards. Management, in all theirwisdom, changed our shift hours without anyinput from the production floor, let aloneyour elected reps. This was done in the hopesof getting people to work overtime throughthe week so the plant could meet productionschedules. We have presented alternatives tomanagement as to how to achieve this underthe old shift schedule, but they are continuingwith their plan. After the first couple of weekswith the new schedule, it does not seem liketheir idea is gaining them the production theyneeded, so I will continue to meet with themon this issue in hopes of getting a favorableresolution. On a positive note, the new man-agement seem to live up to their obligation asfar as the grievance procedure and settlingissues goes, when they know they are wrong.

It seems we continue to have problemswith Aramark in this plant as far as service,food preparation and selection so I willschedule another meeting to see if we can getthis back to an acceptable level.

Tri-Link/Control ArmsThe recent announcement of the Grand

Prix axle was great news for this department.

Management are now trying to get other com-panies interested in our products. In recentweeks Ford has been through both Battery andTri-Link as they look at alternative suppliers. Itis good to see Delphi branch out and go afterthe other auto companies for business. It’sonly been a few months since Wren and thenew management team took overTrilink/Control Arms and they are already try-ing to change things. I told Wren when hecame in to take a hands-off approach, as this isa money-making plant with an excellent work-force, and before that all changes I wouldagain offer that advice to him. To Wren’s cred-it, the grievances are being handled quicklyand fairly, with no thanks to Azar Choudry.

In closing, I would like to wish all thoseretiring a long and happy retirement. Wemust also pass along our condolences to thefamily of Frank Cassidy, who recently passedaway.

Till next time.�

BY

LarryConboyDistrict #8 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #8 REPORT

Let’s Welcome New Members



Season’s Greetings to all! The monthof November has been an eventfulone for all of us. On November 1,Lorne Hurren retired from GeneralMotors, and from his position as

Substance Abuse Representative. Lorne waswell known to many of us from his 35 years atGeneral Motors and was respected by all forhis work with our brothers and sisters whostruggle with substance abuse.

Lorne was replaced by Ron “Gibby”Gibson, who has been the Car Plant AreaChairperson for more than five and a halfyears and a long-time committeeperson in theBody Shop. Gibby will do an excellent job asthe new Substance Abuse rep. Over the pastfive and a half years, I have watched Gibbyspend much of his time at work as well as hisown personal time representing and counsel-ing workers who are addicted to alcohol ordrugs. I hope you will join me in congratulat-ing both Lorne and Gibby, and in wishingthem both well in their new endeavours.

I am pleased to take over the job of CarPlant Area Chairperson and am looking for-ward to the new challenges that come withthis job. Unfortunately, as many of you alreadyknow, I was injured in an accident that result-ed in surgery for my leg that was broken infour places. To the many people who called

me and visited while I was in the hospital andsince my return home, thank you for yourconcern and offers of assistance. I would alsolike to thank Mike Shields and Tom Hoar fortheir confidence in appointing me to the joband the Shop Committee for their supportthrough this time. I hope that by the time youare reading this article I am on my feet again,able to fully represent the membership in theCar Plant.

Ron Carlyle has taken over the job ofDistrict #4 Committeeperson and has beenvery busy, particularly with all the job reduc-tions going on in Hardware. The time that heand the committeepeople have been spendingwatching every move the IE departmentmakes has been paying off. During this pastmonth, they have uncovered many mistakesthat have been made by the IE department.They have also had to deal with people beingdenied time off for Union leaves and person-al time due to lack of manpower during thesame weeks that management was laying offworkers from the department! While jobs areso tight and the absentee replacement pool isbeing cut, we still have hundreds of our mem-bers on the street. One of the first things I willbe doing as Car Plant Chairperson is to lookfor ways to get our laid-off members back towork, and at the same time to relieve the

workload of our members already at work.Ron and I have been working together close-ly to make sure that the transition in District#4 is a smooth one. I have been an electedrepresentative in District #4 for many years,and it has been a privilege to serve the mem-bership there. Your support has been appre-ciated.

We continue to experience problems withmanagement in the Plant Shop too. I havewritten a letter to the Plant Manager, AssistantPlant Manager, and Personnel Director, aboutone particularly shocking case where one ofour members was given a one-week suspen-sion for going to the washroom. I hope thatthis case will soon be resolved and that it willmake the senior management of this planttake a long, hard look at how some superin-tendents in the Paint Shop treat their workers.

Again, I wish all of you the best during theholiday season, and I hope that your vacationis a safe and happy one. I look forward torepresenting you as Car Plant Chairperson inthe New Year.�

BY

JimHoyDistrict #4 Committeeperson, andSecond Vice President

DISTRICT #4 REPORT

Support From District 4Appreciated

Management is continuing its ongo-ing assault on its workforce withwork overload and cutbacks.Management must take someresponsibility for the errors the

engineering department has made on jobsetups and planned reductions that, as wereproven, are humanly impossible to perform.They continue to preach that they mustreduce hourly heads by laying off dedicatedworkers (our members) to the street tobecome more competitive in the auto indus-try, while at the same time plan to hire morethan 20 new supervisors in the Truck Plant inthe new year.

It has got so obvious that they now havesupervisors for the supervisors, they’re call-ing them senior supervisors. There arebetween 12 to 15 of these individuals in the

Truck Plant not assigned to any particulargroup. If they were to assign these people toa particular group they could bring the samenumber of our members back to work as theyactually contribute to building the trucks.

Violations of paragraph 165 (managementworking on the line) continues to be a prob-lem in material handling. It is my position thatthese individuals have no right to our workand any violations of such should be dealt withimmediately and appropriately. If you witnessthis happening please call for your respectivecommitteeperson and demand that manage-ment justify their actions in accordance withthe above paragraph. The next job they per-form could be the last one they eliminated. Wecannot just stand back and watch this compa-ny reduce our jobs, hire more white shirts andif that isn’t bad enough, have the nerve to

come in and perform our work.It is always disheartening to see some of

our brothers and sisters laid off just beforethe Christmas holidays and we all wish themour best in the future and trust that with theupcoming Documents 12s and 13s it will notbe long before they are back working with us.It has been a pleasure to represent you asyour district over the past months and Iwould be more than happy to assist you in anyissues you might have through this transition.

As this is the last issue of the Oshaworkerbefore the holiday season I would like to wishall of the members and their families inDistrict 1 a safe and enjoyable holiday.

In the plant I can be reached at pager *97-2480 or at my office at 644-2480.�

BY

GregMoffattDistrict #1 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #1 REPORTToo Many ManagersSpoil The Quality



I t’s December, the last month of the firstyear of the new millennium. The years gofast but the days go long. This year wehave seen a controversy over theAmerican election, cutbacks continuing

in our province under Mike Harris and thearrival of a newly-named political partyknown as Canadian Alliance and StockwellDay. We in Canada no longer have to choosewhether to vote right or left but which rightwing party we want.

If the trend continues people will continueto follow the right-wing agenda of tax cutsthrough cutbacks in social programs andwonder why we as taxpayers have to havelengthy waits in emergency, long waits forsurgery, as well as children with hours ofhomework because teachers do not have thetime to give students the attention theyrequire and deserve.

I realize as elected reps some membersthink we should stay out of politics but they

are all intertwined. When these right winggovernments get elected they introduce billsthat erode our labour laws, health care, edu-cation and all our other social programs thatmight not personally affect you immediately,but you do not have to look far to see some-one close to you that it does affect.

Another regular normality at year’s end isthe company pulling out all the stops to reachtheir target numbers for reductions for theyear in the plant. We have seen membersforced to third shift on these reductions buttrust that with the upcoming retirementsthrough Document 12s and 13s it won’t belong before the AVO system will assist ourmembers returning to swing shift in a timelymanner.

Reductions can be a stressful experiencefor all our members due to the bumping ofother members and in some cases a shiftchange, not to mention the job disputesfought to protect the jobs and the amount of

work on them. Although we have heard thisbefore, the company is telling us that Satur-days are not scheduled for the new year andthat the model ratio is 70 percent C modelsand 30 percent K models. We might disregardthis statement but those of you who, like mostof us, get a little over extravagant at this timeof year, it might be important to give somenotice to this issue as you would not want tooverspend at Christmas and then be depend-ing on the Saturdays to pull you out.

In closing I would like to take this oppor-tunity to wish you and your loved ones a safeand happy holiday season. Until nexttime...�

BY

KeithOsborneDistrict #11 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #11 REPORTYear End Reflections

T he company has introduced a newfour-hour training class for Car Plantemployees which they have titled“Health and Safety, ContinuousImprovement.” At the time of writing

this article I have not yet had the opportunityto personally attend the class, but what I haveheard about the content and discussion con-cerns myself and your Shop Committee.

During these “classes” managementencourages our members to become involvedon the shop floor in regards to their continu-ous improvement agenda, but be very carefulon what you take part in or suggest, as inmany cases they are looking for opportunitiesto combine work or eliminate manpower.There is nothing wrong with our memberstaking part in discussions that contribute tothe quality of the vehicles we produce, but ata time when this corporation has put a freezeon all “unnecessary” spending, it makes mevery suspicious that the Car Plant wouldspend the money to introduce such classes. Itis important to remember that the UnionAwareness training that most of you haveattended was negotiated between the parties,but this latest new ‘training’ I’m mentioningwas not.

Another topic in which our members needto be very careful participating in, is the plantsuggestion plan, as in too many cases hon-oured suggestions result in the elimination ofjobs. A perfect example of this is the door

paper operation within Department 85where, as a result of a suggestion submitted,the company are currently into the testingstages of a new door paper design and, ifimplemented, will result in the loss of fourjobs per shift. Sure it’s nice to get some extramoney put in your pocket or receive a tokengift from the company but be very careful asyour suggestion could result in a job goneforever.

Throughout our District we have had anumber of newly hired supervisors put inplace and for the most part they have no shopfloor experience. Sure the company putsthem through a few hours of training, fillstheir heads full of crap, and then lets themloose to run a group. As a result we haveexperienced some unwarranted discipline onthe floor, as in too many cases these supervi-sors have been too quick to pull the trigger. Ihave raised my concerns with this issue to thedepartment heads and have been given someassurances that the overly-aggressive supervi-sors will be toned down, and re-instructed onhow to conduct themselves.

If you find yourself in a situation with yoursupervisor that you do not feel comfortablewith, or you feel is getting heated or out ofcontrol, do not let it get to the point whereyou could be subject to discipline, requestyour Committeeperson or myself. Rememberboth parties have an obligation to conductthemselves in a business-like manner and to

treat each other with respect. This is not justfor the hourly-rated employees but salariedas well.

Over the last few months General Motorshas committed to invest one billion dollars inOshawa. This is great news for our Member-ship as it helps secure all of our futures. Thistype of investment can be contributed to thefact that you, the Membership, have proventime after time that Oshawa is the place toinvest, congratulations.

With Christmas just around the corner Iwould like to take this opportunity to wishyou and your loved ones a Merry Christmasand Happy New Year. Remember that at thistime of year there are those who are less for-tunate than ourselves. Think of those whomight not be as fortunate as we are to putfood on their table or buy a child that specialgift from Santa. So when we are out and aboutpreparing for our Christmas festivities, try toremember those who could use some help,and make a donation to a local food or toydrive to ensure that all can have a MerryChristmas as well.�

BY

ChrisBuckleyDistrict #7 Committeeperson

DISTRICT #7 REPORT

Careful On Suggestions


T he dance for Christmas will be heldon Friday, December 15, 2000.Tickets will go on sale on Monday,December 11, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. inthe lobby of the Union Hall. You must

have your CAW Retiree Card to purchasethem.

Euchres will stop on December 19, 2000and resume on January 2, 2001 at oneo’clock.

May we congratulate CAW Local 222 andthe CAW Family Auxiliary for participating inthe World March of Women.

Ajax Transit drivers, another tremendousturnout. Municipal chambers were packed.Spoke to one of our retirees who is in regularattendance at Council meetings. He men-tioned that ordinarily he is the only one of thepublic who is there.

The October dance was a fundraiser forNorthview seniors. I understand it was atcapacity. Another kudo!

We have a “Notice of Motion” on the

December agenda of the retirees membershipmeeting concerning election rules. It is post-ed on the chalkboard of the Retirees Room.The notice would not reach our readers priorto the meeting.

Travel: Local 707 in Oakville run theirown touring buses. Arizona is on for the firstof the year. One bus is full, and we are invitedto participate by travelling on the second one.If anyone is interested I will get full particu-lars from Charlie Goode, their Retiree Chair-person.

Note to Brother John Werry: Some fish!Have a lot of “fish and chips” there.

Billiard tournament, November 15. Let it

be known, yours truly is responsible forBrother John Glover hanging up his pool cueand extolling “I beat the Prez.” Can’t under-stand it, I played at the last tournament, andnobody got excited. However, it was a greatday and 32 members participated. Champswere Don Revoy and Morris Argue; runners-up Don Moss and Ray Blanchard; Runner-upChamps were Jim Hutchison and Tony Sillius,runners-up were John Glover and PhilCormier.

Collette tours of Portugal and Ireland arestill on for the first of the year.

P.S. The membership cards are verycolourful.�


Christmas Dance December 15BillStaceyRetirees’Publicity Chairperson

BY

JohnRedkoRetirees’President

CAW LOCAL 222 RETIREES’ KORNER

WE SHALL REMEMBERName Status Date CompanyFrancis E. Babineau Retired October 11,2000 GMPaul E. Bayus Retired October 26, 2000 GMGrant Bright Retired October 17, 2000 GMKenneth E. Broad Retired October 20, 2000 GMFrank W. Cassady Retired October 29, 2000 GMPaul Cieslar Retired October 24, 2000 GMCiro Ciulla Active November 18, 2000 GMMilford A. Cole Retired November 15, 2000 GMWilliam H. Couch Active September 26, 2000 GM

/PeregrineByron J. Doucette Retired October 18, 2000 GMWalter N. Ellis Retired November 3, 2000 GMSydney Ferguson Retired October 12, 2000 GMArden M. Hartman Retired November 8, 2000 GMRaymond J. Gendron Retired October 21, 2000 GMTrevor Hulme Retired November 14, 2000 GMHenry E. Kittle Retired July 28, 2000 GMHoward H. Knight Retired October 27, 2000 GMZygfryd Kolodziejczak Retired November 8, 2000 GMStephen M. Lukow Retired November 12, 2000 GMJulius MacEvicius Retired October 18, 2000 GMThomas G. Manns Retired October 26, 2000 GMOrley R. McClure Retired October 26, 2000 GMRemo Morellato Retired October 24, 2000 GMEverett A. Patton Active October 12, 2000 GMOrel “Rocky” Sawyer Retired November 18, 2000 GMRobert C. Van De Walker Retired October 19, 2000 GMBruce T. Wallace Retired October 31, 2000 GMKarel Waversveld Retired November 13, 2000 GMKurt E. Weinzierle Retired October 12, 2000 GMEvan W. Wortman Retired October 24, 2000 GM

The latest holders of bragging rights in the RetireesKorner are Champs Don Revoy and Morris Argue;runners-up Don Moss and Ray Blanchard (picturedabove). Below, runner-up Champs were Jim Hutchisonand Tony Sillius, runners-up were John Glover and PhilCormier, shown thanking Local 222 Financial SecretaryTerry Spence for the prize donations.


On Sunday, October 15th, 20 mem-bers of our Auxiliary joined in theWorld March of Women 2000, acontingent of about 35,000 people,mostly women, who rallied on

Parliament Hill singing and waving their flags.What a wonderful experience, to personal-

ly participate in the March, from La BretonFlats to the Hill. This day will go down in his-tory and women can be proud of the part theyplayed. Our Sisters from Brantford Auxiliary321 were in the March with us.

Our Auxiliary Chaplain, Sister AliceBoneham, 91 years young, joined in the rallyand was very thrilled to be interviewed by themedia. Terri Brown, President of the NationalAction Committee on the Status of Women,addressed the rally on the importance andimmediate attention the government shouldbe taking on women’s issues. We are tired ofbeing second-class citizens.

Our demands include: Restore federalhealth funding, enforce rules against privatiza-tion, spending only one percent more of budg-et on social housing, another $50 million tofront-line service that help women who are vic-tims of violence, and set aside $30 million incore funding for groups that promote equalityfor women; set up $2 billion to the nationalchildcare fund; increase Old Age Security pro-gram; give $80 million to women’s groupsworking in areas of violence, aboriginals; banworkfare, guarantee social assistance.

On behalf of the sisters of our Auxiliary, Iwant to thank Sisters Cheryl Kryzaniewsky, SandyCarricato, Chris Weessies for a very excitingweekend. We were able to combine our annualconference with the March. Thanks to all at ourNational office who made it all possible. We hadsome new Sisters join us this time, they werePeggy Cobb, Margaret Comartin and Jane Davis.

On Tuesday, November 7 we had a very suc-cessful penny sale and card bingo with 112 inattendance. We used all the card tables avail-able at the Union Hall. The crowd is growingeach year. Thanks to the following: sisterMarian Ross, ticket convenor, entertainmentcommittee Phyllis Clarke, Joyce Wilde, JaneDavis, Ilene Watts and Sister Leslie Hoover whohelped out; Sisters Vi Pilkey, Edie McCloskeyand Vera Brying convened the sales at the spe-cial gift table. A delicious lunch was served bythe social committee, Sisters Marilyn Souter,Heather Kiberd and Claire Lucien.

Sisters, a reminder, our 2001 membershipcards have arrived. See Sister Jane Davis, mem-bership secretary, to renew your membership.

Sisters Marg Fitchett and Shirley Hill have

volunteered again to do the shopping forFairview Lodge and Hillsdale Manor respec-tively. Our Auxiliary purchases gifts for about10 residents of these homes who do not haveany family to buy for them. Can’t you see thejoy on their faces when they have a gift toopen on Christmas morning. We take it forgranted that everyone has gifts to open. Maryand Shirley never let us down, they have beendoing this for years, thanks so much.

Thanks to sisters Lynn Gowans andDorothy Brown for presenting our bursaryawards at the local collegiates.

Upcoming events: Members ChristmasParty Tuesday, December 19, dinner at 6:30p.m.; Members children’s Christmas Party,Saturday, December 2, 11:00 a.m. at theUnion Hall.

Congratulations to Sister Earleen Fogal. Sheand her team mates on the Canadian 55+“Sportacular” team won the senior softballworld series for the second time in three years.Earleen will receive a World Series ring. Earleen

later went to Gallatin,Tennessee to participate with aVirginian Girls 60+ team in aworld tournament. They weresuccessful and won jackets andmedals. Earleen was voted MVPand was presented with a“World” baseball bat.

Congratulations to SisterSandy and Joe Carricato on


Proud To Be PartOf Historical March

BY

JackieFinnCAW Family Auxiliary #27President

CAW FAMILY AUXILIARY #27REPORT

Women’s Day Marchers fromthe Family Auxiliary in-cluded Sisters Margaret Co-Martin of Oshawa and PatRichard of Brantford; dele-gates from the Gaspé andconvivial Branch #27 mem-bers Joan Cannons, PhyllisMunroe, Jackie Finn, AlanaTopham, Dorothy McEachern.

see PROUD – page 22


Idon’t know why I buy cookbooks for I amnot a cook, but they have wonderfulrecipes, and pictures. You rememberwhen I wrote about the squirrel soup, Ireceived some nasty phone calls. All I did

was write about soup. This book has storiesof venison steaks cooked over an open fire,pheasant under glass, rabbit stew (a poorhunter’s dinner), and porcupine balls withlots of onions.

I like to read about the cakes and pastry,like cream cheese icing, cornflake topping,quick cherry turnovers, apple pie and icecream, fresh blueberry pie, good pumpkin pie.I am going to stop here.

Elections, more elections, promises, morepromises, I love it. I put in 30 years of elec-tions but I must say, all candidates should takea course in conservation, especially if you aregoing to make statements about the environ-ment or just sit there when some departmentmakes a decision and carries it out affectingpeople who practice conservation.

The person on council who said out with theold stately hard maples that adorn many of ourstreets, plant new trees and bushes, have notread or looked at old half-decaying hard mapletrees. There is more life in these trees than anew tree. Birds like the hairy and downy wood-peckers, the yellow shaft flicker, make nests inthe trees, when they drill a hole. Next year it willbe used by another species of birds. The smallholes in the trees are home to wrens, bluebirds,finches and other insect-eating birds. The noisyblue jays will have a nest in older trees, squir-

rels will raise a family in a hole of an old maple.Bees like to choose a home in a hole of an oldtree. These old trees line our streets full of col-orful leaves in the fall. It was not told to me butI heard it, the Parks Dept. have enquired abouthow many cherry picker machines might beavailable for next spring when the migratingbirds return to us, for a neighbour is complain-ing a robin left a dropping on his polished hoodof his car. The birds are ours to enjoy, not to bedestroyed by others.

If the city needs a new industry that is asure payer of cash, a good small boat launch-ing harbour that is open before 8:00 a.m.would be a good idea.

Ice fishing, don’t ask me — I cannot takethe wet and cold anymore. Some ice fishermenhave the best fish shacks, even to having bat-tery operated televisions, propane heating,bunk beds, why leave home? The bait goesfrom spoons to live minnows, chumming withsalted minnows, barley, any other small,colourful food. The counts have changed, frombushels to a handful, but the fishermen keepgoing back. Lake Simcoe was the closest forus, then they opened Lake Scugog for pickereland the many holes fishermen punchedthrough the ice let the gases escape, now nomore winter kill. I think pickerel fishing hasimproved for summer fishing. You do not hearof many ice fishermen going ice fishing upnorth, for we have as good winter fishing athome, if the water does not get polluted bycareless dropping of garbage on the ice.

I had the pleasure of listening and watching

slides of birding in Peru by Ron Scovell, aneducator and tour leader and one of the topbirders in Ontario. There are more humming-birds than most countries have in total. Thecolours of the bodies, some with long tailfeathers. The country has large tracts of steam-ing forest with thick underbrush that is beingcut down, causing many problems. This has afamiliar sound — cut the forest, do notreplant, with no more trees. A coastal countrylike Peru has deserts that have a unique life, Imean no life for years, then a rain, and plantswill spring up only to dry up and die.

We are blessed to live in a flight path ofmany birds, the small valleys where they findtheir way to Lake Ontario from the OakridgeMoraine. Birders from Whitby are asking theLocal Council their stand and what they do toprotect the local environment. A good ques-tion, especially since our local council con-dones the spraying of geese eggs and are in noway trying to make a buck for the city by build-ing a good boat slip for local fishermen.

I will see you on a sunny day at the SecondMarsh. We need energetic people who will helpin the operation of your URGC, give us a call.�


Recipe For A Naturalist’s SoulBY

Roy J.Fleming

UNION ROD & GUN CLUBREPORT

Live release too! This 47” muskie was caught by Peregrine tool & diemaker WayneLovett at Sturgeon Lake.

their 50th wedding anniversary onOctober 31st.

December 6 is the nationally recog-nized Day of Commemoration and Actionto End Violence Against Women. Thisyear marks the 11th anniversary of the1989 Montreal massacre of 14 youngwomen, most engineering students, atthe Polytechnique. Each year there isincreasing awareness of the scope of thisurgent social problem. In spite of educa-tion campaigns, the violence againstwomen continues across our country.

Our next business meeting will beTuesday, December 5 at 8:00 p.m..

I will take this opportunity to wisheach and everyone a very MerryChristmas and Happy New Year.�

Proud To BePart Of March– continued from page 21


GENERAL MOTORSRETIREES

Our Best Wishes go out to the latest group of GMretirees. Good luck to each and every one of you.We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

BillMutimerAlternatePension Representative

BY

CharliePeelPensionRepresentative

Years of RetirementName Dept. Service DateHoracio Arruda 61 19.7 Dec. 2000Robert D. Brandt 69A 20.3 Dec. 2000Douglas R. Broadbent 88 38.5 Dec. 2000Mungo Brown 53 25.0 Dec. 2000William R. Brown 69A 36.0 Dec. 2000Lula B. Catulli 8 27.1 Dec. 2000Roland Clarke 81 20.1 Dec. 2000Jean Corbet 69A 16.1 Dec. 2000Paul H. Daniel 26 23.4 Dec. 2000Antonio S. Dias 93 19.9 Dec. 2000William Dranski 94 20.1 Dec. 2000Antonio V. Esposito 94 25.3 Dec. 2000Murray D. Freeburn 26 31.5 Dec. 2000Wolfgang H. Geiger 94 17.8 Dec. 2000Patricia M. Kimmerly 68B 25.5 Dec. 2000Robert A. Mathews 4B 16.4 Dec. 2000

Years of RetirementName Dept. Service DateLascelles McLean 27 26.3 Dec. 2000Harold Medd 4A 10.6 Aug. 2000Barry G. Mitchell 49C 18.0 Oct. 2000Eduardo Munoz 94 23.5 Dec. 2000Douglas R. Pammett 53 30.3 Nov. 2000Adam A. Patel 94 20.3 Nov. 2000Klaus J. Pientka 50 26.8 Dec. 2000Marie E. Renaud 83 23.3 Dec. 2000Jack W. Rose 83 22.9 Dec. 2000Robert Rotz 4A 15.4 May 2000Christ E. Scopis 50 38.9 Dec. 2000Alvin C. Smith 61 25.4 Dec. 2000Ronald E. Snyder 93 22.6 Dec. 2000Gerald V. Thomson 85 24.0 Dec. 2000

We also would like to congratulate Gord Vickers, who retiredNovember 1, 2000 from Oshawa Transit with 30.5 years of service.�


Can you believe we have almost fin-ished another year.

The festive season is almost uponus. Christmas shopping and all thatjazz.

Then there is New Years and resolutions tobe made and broken.

The number one resolution is — “I’mgonna quit smoking.” There’s always a wholeslew of others but the one most people forgetabout — “I’m gonna do something aboutpreparing for retirement.”

You think, time flies by and in two or threeyears I’ll be out of here. I should look intothis Pre-Retirement Seminar our Union hasset up. There are a thousand questions I needanswers for.

It says in the Oshaworker this seminar

has answers that can help us make thisimportant decision a little easier for me andthe spouse. They have qualified speakersfrom the Credit Union — the legal services— Canada Pension and our Pensions Reps.

I’ll fill out this application and get right inthere and get prepared, not wait till the lastminute.

Our classes have started — November6th was the first one and was well attended.The course consists of four sessions pershift. November 20, 2000 starts for the othershift.

We take a break in December — new ses-sions start in January 2001.

Spouses are welcome, because rememberwhen you retire you are adding a new dimen-sion to the daily routine and by talking and

planning ahead of time — it won’t be a bigproblem and the transition from worker toretiree will be a smooth one.

See you in the New Year – have a safe andhappy time. Best wishes to the Pres and all theExecutive — all the staff at Hall — andJimmy and Paul.

Remember what the old Hippie used tosay, “Have a cool Yule and a Frantic First.”�

BY

Gord “Chief”Lindsay

PRE-RETIREMENT REPORT

Pre-Retirement Planning Course ApplicationName _____________________________________________________ Spouse’s Name ___________________________________

Serial No. ___________________ Dept. No. __________ Shift No. ___________ Plant ______________ Column No._________

Home Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________House/Apt. No. Street City

________________________________________ Home Telephone No. ___________________________________Postal Code

Supervisor’s Name _____________________________________ Phone No._____________________________________________

Years of Service______________ Age_________________ Will Your Spouse Attend: ❑ Yes ❑ No

Have You Planned A Retirement Date: ❑ Yes ❑ No If Yes, Please give approximate date _______________________

Resolve To Look To The Future


I t’s Christmas time once again, and I’m sure you’re all ready for theholiday. It’s a short one this year, so make the most of it. I hope youand your family enjoy this festive time of year.

I’m not going to write about pensions this month, but I wouldlike to take some time to talk about this thing called Christmas.

One thing about Christmas is, it seems to bring out the best in peo-ple. We drop our “swords and daggers” and for a brief moment, theworld is a better and nicer place. There is a Christmas song entitledWhy Can’t We Love Each Other All Year Round. You see, we spread allthis merriment and joy around for Christmas, and then seem to go backto our regular routines. So I have decided to write a little poem (I’mno poet!) about Christmas and I ask the same question as that song titleWhy Can’t We Love Each Other All Year Round? I hope you enjoy it. Iwish all the best to you and your family, not just at Christmas but allyear round!! Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year.

● ● ● ● ● ● ●It’s come again, that time of yearWhen adults cringe, and children cheer!A time for gifts, a time for sharing,A time for love, a time for caring!

We’ll send out cards filled with good cheer,And we care for those we hold so dear!We take out time to pause in thought.And cherish things, sometimes forgot.

Like those in need and those without,Our families, and the down and out.

To lift up their spirits and share some cheer,Why do we do it but once a year?

Let’s keep these feelings past Christmas Day,And help out those who have lost their way.Keep giving and sharing and spread good cheer,Not just at Christmas, but throughout the year!

What a world this could be if people would careNo hatred no violence, and no despair!We could spread these feelings and soon you’ll findNo one is left out, no one falls behind!

Everyone will be better, our lives they will change,We could care for each other, would that be so strange?If you try to stay merry, I’m sure you will findOur world is much better, our world is more kind.

So as this day nears, take time and pause,To be merry and jolly, just like “Santa Claus”.Give of yourself, every day and you’ll see,This world would be better, for you and for me!

Merry Christmas we say, Happy New Year too,Will this last well past Christmas, it’s all up to “you”Merry Christmas and Happy New YearHave fun on this day, and keep it all year!!!

T here has been a big response back on this program, so pleasebe patient and you will be called in the new year with dates foryou to attend. It’s held Monday and Wednesday nights whenyou’re on day shift, and your spouse is quite welcome.

Gord “Chief” Lindsay has again developed an excellent infor-mation seminar which enhances your knowledge on retirement. Theinstructors each night are lawyers, financial planners, government ofCanada employee experts (Canada Pension, Old Age Security, etc), CAWpension representatives (Bill Mutimer and Charlie Peel), benefit rep-resentatives from the CAW talking about our drug plan, dental, vision,out-of-province coverages. “Chief” co-ordinates all this and gives hintson budgets, ways to occupy your retirement time, and generally enjoy-ing the best part of your life.

Document 12 And 13sBy the time your read this, everyone who received the Document 12

letter must have already returned their form to the employment office.Document 13 people who said ‘yes’ should already know what monththey are retiring in, and if not, talk to your business manager aboutwhich month in 2001 you want to retire in. Once your month is deter-mined, three months in advance of that you will receive a retirementinitiation form (CHRP-9) and a Document 12 acceptance letter from

Kathy Colley from GM. Bothmust be signed and youneed photocopies of yourmarriage licence, you and your spouse’s birth certificates and socialinsurance numbers. Then, about 30 days prior to your retirement date,Kathy will call you at home with a time and day to sign your retirementpapers at the Employment Office, located in the southeast corner of theparts and service building (beside car chassis building).

Tips on RetirementIt’s up to you to apply for Canada Pension age 60-65 provided

you’re retired.You must apply for Old Age Security at age 65.You must inform General Motors through the GM Canada Benefits

Centre of address change, changing bank, marriage after retirement.Anyone retired from General Motors receives a COLA increase everyOctober.

I trust everyone is looking forward to a peaceful, joyous holiday sea-son with their loved ones, and I wish you all the best, active and retired.

If you need me you can page me in-plant at *97-1277. My officephone number is 644-3642. From outside the plant call 1-800-361-6793 PIN 1277 then punch in the phone number for me to call back.�


BY

CharliePeel

PENSION REPRESENTATIVE’SREPORT

BY

BillMutimer

ALTERNATE PENSION REPRESENTATIVE’SREPORTA Seasonal Rhyme

By Bill Mutimer

Interest High ForPre-Retirement Course


B ill 99 introduced the concept of“self-reliance” between the twoworkplace parties — worker andemployer. When you are injured atwork, you have rights and obliga-

tions that must be met.First, report your injury right away and make

sure you fill out an accident report. Second, getmedical treatment as soon as possible. If you donot fulfill your obligations, benefits may be sus-pended or reduced. You must provide theWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)with any information they require in order tomake a decision(s) on your claim. You mustkeep cooperating with the WSIB in all aspectsincluding financial inquiries, health care, healthexaminations and any other information theWSIB deems necessary.

Your rights include receiving a copy of theForm 7 (Employer’s Report of Accident) thatyou should sign to consent for a FunctionalAbilities Form (FAF) to be filled out by yourdoctor. The FAF is used to assist in an Early &Safe Return to Work (ESRTW). You mayrefuse unsafe work (unless it is resolved byemployer proving it is safe); you may be eli-gible for reemployment obligations ifemployed for more than one year before yourinjury, and the right to medical treatment. Ifyou are unsure of your rights, contact yourunion rep at the Hall.

Your obligations as a worker (briefly men-tioned in the first paragraph) have much to dowith co-operation. You have an obligation tofully co-operate in an Early and Safe Return toWork (ESRTW) following an injury, as well asLabour Market Re-entry (LMR) if you cannot

return to work with your accident employer. Inaddition, you must co-operate in all aspects ofthe Return to Work (RTW) process. If you co-operate with the WSIB in all of these aspects,you will fulfill your obligations as a worker.

Co-operation With The WSIBCo-operation has been a big issue, since

many workers do not know how to keep co-operating with the WSIB, and what the conse-quences are of not doing so. Cooperation issimply doing as the WSIB requests. For exam-ple, if you have been off work for a work-related injury and the employer offers suit-able work to you, you must attempt to returnto work in order to cooperate with the WSIB.If you decide not to go back to work, theWSIB will deem you as not co-operating withan ESRTW. As a consequence, benefits may besuspended or reduced. This example is com-mon for non-co-operation in ESRTW.

LMR is offered to those workers whoseemployer cannot offer suitable work after aninjury. The goal of LMR is to retrain workers,or allow them to use their transferable skillsin order to obtain a job that would approxi-mate their pre-accident earnings. In otherwords, to make you “employable.” In partici-pating in a LMR program the worker mustfully co-operate and keep a perfect atten-dance (unless there is a medical note author-izing your absence). When job searching,there are specific requirements that must bemet. If they are not, the worker will bedeemed to be non-co-operative.

The same applies for any RTW placementsor programs. It is important to understand

that co-operation with the WSIB is absolutelyessential to have the process continually run,instead of having unnecessary delays. Further,those workers deemed to be non co-operativewould likely have their benefits reduced orsuspended.

Return To Work (RTW)What Must A Worker Do?

The WSIB may ask a worker to return towork after an injury if the employer has mod-ified suitable work, or if the worker is deemedto be capable of returning to his/her pre-acci-dent job. In this scenario it is important to beco-operative and return to work as the WSIBrequests. Remember if you do not co-operateyour benefits may be reduced or suspended.

If upon returning to work you re-injureyourself (this is called a recurrence), reportit immediately. The goal of an ESRTW is toavoid recurrences, however if it should occuryou must report it and fill out another acci-dent report.

After any injury, it is strongly recommend-ed that you seek medical attention as soon aspossible after the injury. This will help theWSIB determine the injury and the length oftime it takes to recover. Also, if you do notseek medical attention, it is likely that theWSIB will not authorize any benefits for losttime from work.�


Know Your Rights And ObligationsUnder The WSIB Act

BY

GarryMurphy

SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE’SREPORT

W ith many of our members mak-ing plans to travel over theChristmas holidays and throughthe winter months, I thought itimportant to go over the Out of

Province Medical Coverage.When traveling outside the province or the

country make sure you carry your GreenShield card, your Ontario Health Card and aWorld Access card (available at the UnionHall, or the numbers may be on the back ofyour Green Shield Card). I hope you neverneed it, but if you do require medical assis-tance call World Access at 1-800-936-6226when in Canada and USA. From anywhere elsein the world call 0-519-742-3556 collect.

World Access will ask you for your GreenShield number and your group #9623. WorldAccess will then advise and assist you in yourmedical emergency. You do not need extrainsurance coverage.

If you require minimal medical assistanceand pay these bills yourself, such as medica-tion or seeing a doctor, please keep all origi-nal receipts. Upon returning home pleasebring all receipts to the Union Hall or askyour supervisor to put in a call for your ben-efit representative. We will then assist you insending in your receipts to Green Shield forreimbursement.

If you cannot find your Green shield card,please contact the Union Hall and we will

have a new one mailed out to you, or callGreen Shield at 1-888-711-1119.

If you have any question please drop in atthe Union Hall or call me at 723-1187.

Have A Safe And Happy Holiday Season!�

Out Of Province Medical Coverage

BY

BrianBittorf

ALTERNATESERVICE REPRESENTATIVE’S

REPORT


Well thanks to everyone who votedfor me for the city seat. Becauseof a third candidate the votesplit and the incumbent got inbut with only 40 some percent.

Now the new election has started and thetwo points that I see are the tax reassess-ment and amalgamation. Finally, as one ofthe last Oshawa Public Utilities Commis-sioners I would like to thank all the custom-ers and staff for their support, and remem-ber to check with the new Oshawa PUC be-fore you decide to change and go to anothersupplier.

AppealsIt looks like Mondays will be the day we

do appeals for the S&A claims by myself andDon Thompson. So far it’s been about a 60percent win on claims and 40 percent thatwill be referred to the next level. A lot ofclaims still need additional information andwe are urging all of you to provide that. If youdon’t we can’t help you.

Call Sheets – Third shiftSome calls have been a problem as they

were being faxed to the wrong number. Lastweek myself and Cal Pettit came in togetherand dealt with those complaints. The correctfax number is 4608.

HolidaysI will be at council in December and then

will be on my holidays and SPA week. I will begone from December 19 to January 16 andthe alternate, Barry Grills, will be on the job.His pager number is 8027. Finally l wouldlike to thank John Graham and Mike Shieldsfor their help during these very difficult timeswith your benefits. I don’t think it’s over yet.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year andremember...

Trust the union not them.�

Everyone involved in the S&A Appealsshould have received a call fromClarica asking them for a moredescriptive accident report in regardsto their denied S&A claim. If you have

not received a phone call or have notreceived a letter in the mail asking for moreinformation, then please contact us as soonas possible and we will gladly assist you.

Section 2. ContinuanceOf Coverages During Layoff(a) The Company shall contribute the full

net monthly premium charge or sub-scription rate so that all coverages pro-vided under Article 11 will be provideduntil the end of the month following themonth in which the employee was last inactive service.

(b) Dental Coverage shall not be continuedon a group basis during periods of layoffbeyond the end of the month followingthe month in which the employee waslast in active service.

(c) Health Care (other than Dental) Cover-ages provided under Article 11 shall becontinued on a group basis during peri-ods of layoff for up to 24 consecutivemonths following the last month of cov-erage for which the Company contributedfor the employee in accordance with sub-section (a) herein, provided the employ-ee’s seniority is not broken.

(d) The Company has established certainschedules related to eligibility for Supple-mental Unemployment Benefits, to Years of

Seniority, or on some other basis, underwhich the Company will contribute duringa specified number of full calendar monthsof layoff the full cost of Health Care (otherthan Dental) Coverages continued inaccordance with subsection (c) herein.

(e) Health Care (other than Dental) Cover-ages continued while on layoff pursuant tosubsection (c) herein, shall be continuedfor up to 12 additional months beyond thelast month for which the Company con-tributed the full cost in accordance withsubsection (d) herein, provided theemployee’s seniority is not broken andcontributions for coverages continued foradditional months are made in accor-dance with subsection (f) herein.

(f) Employees shall contribute the full pre-mium or subscription charge for cover-ages continued in accordance with sub-sections (c) and (e) herein, in anymonth of layoff in which they are not eli-gible for Company contributions.

(g) Employee Placed on Layoff FromDisability Leave of AbsenceFor an employee at work on or afterSeptember 15, 1982 who, upon report-ing for work from an approved disability

leave of absence, is immediately placedon layoff, the day the employee reportsfor work shall be deemed to be the daythe employee was in active service priorto layoff for purposes of this Section 2.The insurance to be continued duringsuch layoff will be that for which theemployee was insured on the actual daythe employee last worked.

(h) Optional Group Medical PracticePlan CoveragesFor employees subscribing to the option-al alternative plans as provided in Article11, Section 1(e), the Company shallcontribute on the basis set forth in sub-section (a) herein, but such contribu-tions for employees on layoff shall notexceed those which would be required ifsuch employees were enrolled in theapplicable local plans. At its option, theCompany may, from time to time in areasit may designate, waive this limitation inwhole or in part.

We would like to personally wish everyonea Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Remember, the holidays are special because ofthe time we share with our families andfriends.�


DougCroughServiceRepresentative

BY

DonThompsonInsuranceRepresentative

INSURANCE AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT

BY

DaveThompson

INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE’SREPORT

Sick And Accident Appeals

Appeals May Need AdditionalMedical Information


T here will be lots of changes in Em-ployment Insurance Legislation in 2001for maternity, parental, adoption andillness benefits. Listed below is an out-line of the changes:

● The qualifying period is reduced from 700hours to 600 hours.

● Parental/adoption is increased from 10weeks to 35 weeks.

● Combined special benefits increased from 30 weeks to 50 weeks. The35 weeks of parental/adoption may be shared so both parents can be offat the same time. The couple will only have to serve one waiting periodper child/placement. While receiving parental benefits you will be ableto earn the greatest of $50 or 25 percent of your benefit rate withoutdeductions from EI benefits. Earning will continue to be deducted dol-lar for dollar from maternity and sickness benefits.If you are going to be a new parent or adopt in 2001 make sure you

consult with one of us or one of the reps at the Union Hall. As we speakthere are talks going on with the union and the company on this importantissue. The federal government has passed this into legislation. The Ontariogovernment is supposed to announce very soon whether or not they willextend job protection from 35 weeks to 52. We’ll keep you posted.

Those members who worked on or after November 6, 2000 and werelaid off will receive three days holiday pay for December 25, 26, and 27.If you worked on or after November 27, 2000 and were laid off you willreceive six days holiday pay for December 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 2000 andJanuary 1, 2001. Make sure you report these earnings to EmploymentInsurance on your report cards or teledec.

EI Signing Bonus Appeal Update:We have a tentative date of December 5, 2000 for the appeal. We

will post the results in our next article. We thank you for your patience.As of writing this article (November 17, 2000) the Oshawa seniority

to hold a job is around September 11, 1989 outside seniority October15, 1990 Oshawa. We have been informed that these numbers will bereduced further. We will update you on this important issue next month.

SUB And EI Call Sheets:All supervisors have them on hand. If you would like to see one of

your benefit representatives ask for us. Mike’s in-plant phone number is644-7839, in-plant pager number is *97-8099. Outside the plant pagernumber is 1-800-361-6793, then enter ID number 8099, then enter yourarea code and phone number using a touch tone phone. Dave’s officenumber is 644-1541, PIN number 8525.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Yearand a safe and joyful Holiday Period. Also for all of those who havehelped us over the past year we thank you. Last but not least we thankour families for understanding the lost hours they endure because ofour jobs. Until next time.�

One Special Authorization Drug that Iam asked about quite often isXenical, a prescription medicinewhich, combined with a mildlyreduced-calorie diet, can help you

lose weight and keep it off. Weight loss occursbecause “Xenical” blocks the absorption ofsome of the fat you eat.

What Is Xenical Used For?Xenical is used to assist in weight loss for

overweight people with risk factors or thosewho are obese. Xenical can help people:● Lose weight and keep it off● Prevent weight regain after having lost weight● Lower blood pressure, cholesterol and

blood sugars through weight lossEven a modest weight loss of five to 10

percent can lower your risk of developinghealth problems.

How Does It Work?Xenical is a fat blocker. Fats from foods need

to be broken down before they can be absorbedinto the body. To break down fat, your body usesenzymes, called lipases. Xenical, when takenwith meals, prevents these enzymes from work-ing. This blocks the absorption of about 30 per-

cent of the fat in food. The fat that is notabsorbed passes out of the body in waste. Whenyou absorb less fat, you take in fewer calories,which leads to weight loss. This medicine worksbest when you take as directed, eat less fat andbecome more physically active.

Xenical does not suppress or change yourappetite. It does not affect the brain like otherweight loss medicines.

Xenical Is Recommended For● Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI)

greater than or equal to 30 or● Adults with a BMI of 27 to 29 who have

health problems such as type 2 diabetes,high blood pressure, high cholesterol, ora large waist measurement.BMI is a simple measurement to estimate

how overweight a person is. See your doctorto have your BMI measured.

Children under 17 years of age should nottake Xenical. This medicine has not beenstudied in this age group. See your doctor formore information and to find out if this drugis right for you.

You must meet the criteria for this drug tobe authorized by Green Shield. This criteria is:a) patient must have a BMI of greater than 30

or a BMI greater than 27 in the presenceof other risk factors (i.e. Hypertension,diabetes, or dyslipidemia); and

b) Patient has failed or not tolerated the adverseeffects of other formulary items such asmazindol, phentermine, or diethylproprion.Contact your benefits representative

through your supervisor and we will get aSpecial Authorization form for you to take toyour doctor to have filled out.

Note: The generic name for Xenical isOrlistat.

I wish to congratulate two friends whorecently retired from Department 94. AdamPatel (October 31, 2000) and Ed Munoz(November 30, 2000). I wish you all the luckin the future for a long and healthy retirement.Until next issue, have a Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year. Enjoy the holidays.�


DaveMurphySUBRepresentative

TerryWilsonAlternate SUBRepresentative

BY

MikeMcPheeSUBRepresentative

SUB REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT

BY

BarryGrills

ALTERNATE INSURANCEREPRESENTATIVE’S REPORT

Weight Loss Drug Information

Stay In Touch With EI Changes



T he last month saw hardware reducemore hourly (of course, not salary)employees again. Many members arepointing the finger at the Union whenthese reductions occur. Let’s make it

clear, it’s the company in their weird wisdomthat reduces heads and adds more work onjobs, not the Union. It seems there is nodoubt in Plant 2 that management will keepreducing hourly people until the quality of thecars we produce starts to slide.

In my last article I mentioned about down-sizing, but I do believe Generous Motors bet-ter look elsewhere instead of the hourlylineworker. They are getting to the pointwhere the good everyday worker is starting torevolt. Like I said before, once you piss thegood ones off, look out!

Paragraph 165One thing we can all do concerning these

reductions is to keep a close look and reportwhen anyone from management is doing bar-gaining unit work. This is a blatant violation ofour collective agreements. This company bet-ter understand that if they are reducing hourlyheads, that does not give them the right towork on the assembly lines, especially whenthey are cutting hourly jobs to the bone.

Material HandlingI have been pissed like most of you over

the years concerning so-called temporarypeople driving lift trucks for material han-dling. In our district we have constantlychased out lower seniority drivers only laterto see them driving in some other area. It isthe same game the company has been playingfor years. If you see someone who is out ofseniority driving in material handling, get ahold of your committeeperson as soon aspossible. Especially now that all the depart-ments are reducing heads. There should beno way low seniority people are driving lifttrucks. If so then someone is not doing theirjob. But let’s face one important fact, GMmanagement does this (I believe) purposelyso they can tie up our elected reps. Forinstance, if material handling keeps borrow-ing low seniority production and 1C peopleto supplement their department, then materi-al handling management will “never” fullypopulate their department from the transferlist.

Decertify?There are a few disgruntled workers who

seem to think that decertifying from ourUnion and doing without a Union is the way to

go. No doubt Generous Motors would lovethat. Think about it!

Do you really think GM would still pay you$26 per hour for unskilled labour? Fatchance.

Do you really think you would get a fully100 percent funded 30-and-out pension?Don’t think so.

Do you really think you would get themany benefits; dental, 35 cents drug plan,legal service, vision care, life insurance, SPAweeks, vacation bonus, up to 420 hours ofpaid vacation time off, work boots, cost of liv-ing allowance, etc. etc.? Hardly.

I know people get frustrated with theUnion. But in this crazy downsizing corporateworld we can only “try” to improve our work-place. After all that’s how unions got started.It will always be a fight on issues concerningevery day working conditions.

However, those of you who are listening tothe few who think they want to decertify fromout Union, ask them this one simple question:

BY

RonCarlyleZone 62 Committeeperson

ZONE 62 REPORT

Reductions Come FromThe Company

On November 10 General Motorsofficially announced the $100-mil-lion investment in the Stampingplant. We are expecting and addi-tional $30- to $40-million invest-

ment for the new blanking system.This is great news for our members who

have proven they are highly skilled, and arecommitted to building a quality product.

With close to a billion dollars in invest-ment in Canada, the message is clear:Canadian workers are world class.

Tri-Link and Control Arms continue to bethe most profitable plants in the Delphi chain.Quality, on-time delivery, and safety recordsand #1 within Delphi.

Management must be aware eliminatinghourly workers to cut costs can jeopardizethis kind of performance. Eliminating work-ers results in poor quality and unsafe workingconditions.

The balance between quality and costmust be looked at in the same light, one canjeopardize the other.

In Battery, the change in the shift hourshas been a great concern for our members.Brother Larry Conboy and myself met on sev-eral occasions with management voicing youropposition to the new shift times. Manage-ment has only committed to review the shifthours in late winter when the demand for bat-teries is reduced.

We will once again be putting together afood/clothing/toys/money drive in our area.With your generosity last year, we were verysuccessful in helping a number of less fortu-nate in our community during the festive sea-son. Anyone outside the zone wishing todonate, please contact me on pager *97-4501or call me at home at (905) 436-6039. Cele-bration City Christian Fellowship will distrib-ute the donations.

Note: We make sure each and every itemplus every dollar you donate go to the lessfortunate. I would like to thank Karen Morey,Bob Villeneuve Department 6 & 6A; BillCassells, Wendy Rolfe and Pat HargroveDepartment 30; and District Committee-person Larry Conboy for volunteering theirhelp.

On a sad note, we mourn the death ofBrother Frank Cassidy. From all of us in thezone we send our condolences to the Cassidyfamily.

This being the last article before Christ-mas, I would like to wish you and your fami-ly the very best during the holidays.�

BY

DaveSitaramZone 35 Committeeperson,Tri Link – Battery – South Stamping – Control Arms

ZONE 35 REPORT

News From Battery/South Stamping/Tri-Link/Control Arms

see REDUCTIONS – page 29


F or the past few months the Truck Plant has been without a plantdoctor due to the retirement of Dr. Gregor. It seems that man-agement now believe that they have found several qualifiedreplacements for him. None of which have “MD” attached totheir name but claim to be medical professionals anyway. These

so-called doctors feel that they have the right to not only override thecompany and personal doctors but also believe that they have the rightto assess and treat our ailments at will. We had this same issue a fewyears ago with Doc Ibbotson, until we had his license revoked, but itappears that “General Motors Medical Bored” has seen fit to reinstatehim to active status.

For his first medical miracle, Doc Ibbotson, “for compassionatereasons only,” so he claims, decided that if an employee requires lightduty for a short period of time, he has the right to call in his crackmedical team and remove our member from their job.

This blatant attack on our membership cannot and will not be tol-erated. Management have no right to overrule doctors in this mannerand they know it. We have since requested that the Car Plant Doctorcome and view the situation. This Doctor ruled that the employee wasable to perform the regular requirements of the job. This decisionforced the company to return this employee to their regular job.Hopefully this will teach management that they are best served tomanage and leave medical issues to medical professionals.

SPA SelectionDue to the many meetings we had with area management earlier this

year we were able to avoid many of the issues that arose during the pre-vious SPA selection process. As a matter of fact there were only two orthree problems within our Zone this year and hopefully they will beresolved shortly. I would like to thank Jim Beaudry for the many hoursof hard work he put into this issue.

Squeak & Rattle TrackAs of the writing of this article we are still meeting with management

in an attempt to seek a resolution as to how these new jobs will be pop-ulated. This is a very complex issue as there are many points to be con-sidered, such as classifications, overtime rights, flow rights and futurepopulating, to name a few. As you can imagine, management have their

own view as to how this should all be done and for that reason it isimperative that as a union we continue to strive to address all concernson behalf of the membership.

Tu-TonesBy the time this article reaches our homes the Tu-tones should be

running with a vengeance and all of our members should be back ontheir jobs.

Time Studies And Job EliminationsOnce again the time of year has arrived when management try to

trim what they classify as Fat from our workforce. It cannot be stressedenough that if management attempts to change your job or job descrip-tion that you request to see Gord or myself. Management also will makean effort to obtain information from our members on where work canbe eliminated. It is imperative that we as union members do not assistmanagement in their quest to reduce our workforce.

In ClosingWe would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your fami-

lies a Merry Christmas and a happy and festive holiday period. Also onbehalf of our zone we would like to wish a long and healthy retirementto Lu Catulli, Murray Freeburn and Paul Daniel all of whom retired asof December 1.

On November 23 Jim Beaudry became a member of the “over 40club.” Yes, it’s been 40 years since his birth and his poor mother is justrecovering from the labour pains. We would like to take this opportu-nity to wish Jim a happy belated 40th birthday.

Until next issue.�


New Plant Doctors?AND

GordPotterZone 56 AlternateCommitteeperson

BY

DanHendersonZone 56 Committeeperson

ZONE 56 REPORT

Reductions Come From The Company– continued from page 28why don’t they quit and work for a non-union place? Chances are, they won’t giveyou a straight answer in return.

Health CareThere will be a huge demand in 2002

bargaining on our Union concerninghealth care coverage, especially with themany government cutbacks. Most of ustake for granted that the renewal of healthcare benefits come easily. There is goingto be tremendous pressure on the CAW tokeep and improve this type of benefit,especially for our retirees.

For instance, nursing home care has

increased up to 45 percent over the lastfive years, not to mention drug plans anddental, which have increased up to 30percent as well. These type of benefitsagain do not come cheap, let’s be pre-pared.

District #4Since Jim Hoy moved up and filled the

opening in the Car Plant Chairperson’sjob, I have been performing the District #4Committeeperson’s job. These positionswill be up for election with the rest of theShop Committee elections in the Februarytime frame.

Anyone who needs to get in touch withme can do so at work, 644-4010, page 1-800-361-6793 PIN 4010 or at home at905-728-9717.

I would like to wish Brother Jim Hoy aspeedy recovery after his unfortunatemotorcycle accident.

Also, I would like to thank RandyO’Reilly for performing Zone 62’s dutiesto the best of his abilities.

In closing, since this is the last articleuntil the new year, I would like to wisheveryone a safe and relaxing Christmasholiday season.

Until later have a good day.�


T here certainly hasn’t been a shortageof issues within Zone 60 in the pastfew months. The Company originallyannounced that by the end of Octoberthe Toe-In operations in Reject would

be shut down due to automation. We havebeen having ongoing meetings with theCompany discussing ways to try to save ourmembers affected in the Toe-In area and alsotaking into account that “new work” will beadded in the New Year with a Squeak andRattle process coming in around the March toApril timeframe. None of our members haveyet to be laid-off as a result of our continuingdiscussions.

We are doing everything in our power tooffset the flow of our senior members to lowin the Truck Plant. We would like to thankour District Committeeperson Jim Beaudryand Area Chairperson Cal Pettit for theirassistance and relentless efforts in trying toseek a resolve to this very important issue.

We have been trying to resolve an issuewhere the company continues to use U/Rpeople from the Paint Repair classification toperform work in the light repair classifica-tion to change metal. Where the problem liesis that we have senior members on steady

days that are classified as Light Repair andperform metal changes daily as part of theirregular duties. When there is a lot of metalwork, the Company tells our senior membersto go home at the end of their regular shift,as there is no work available. The companythen assigns spare U/R’s from the afternoonshift in Paint Repair to perform the metalwork. We have requested a meeting withupper management in an attempt to resolvethis issue.

As a result of reductions in the variousTruck Plant departments we’ve recently hadsome new members enter the Paint Shop as aresult of exercising their seniority throughdivisional flow rights. We would like to wel-come the new members to our area and wewould also like to wish the best for futureendeavours of our members being reduced.

There were a lot of rumours in the Paint

Shop that the Tu-Tones operations would notbe returning after they were suspended inAugust of this year. As we reported earlier, theTu-Tone operations will be returning onDecember 4, 2000. This means the return of12 jobs between the three shifts.

If anyone is planning to go outside of theProvince for the Christmas holidays, pleaseremember that the back of your Green Shieldcard contains the toll free numbers yourequire for Out-Of-Province medical cover-age.

The 2001 Shift Calendars are now beingproduced at the printers and should be avail-able for distribution in the first week ofDecember.

In closing, we would like to take thisopportunity to wish all of our members aMerry Christmas and Happy New Year.�


BillCarswellZone 60 AlternateCommitteeperson

BY

TonyPrenticeZone 60 Committeeperson

ZONE 60 REPORT

No Shortage Of Issues!

A t the time of writing the companyis still trying to get the multi-gunup and running on the SpringCompress Station. Although thishas been going on for a couple of

months you can bet they will be successfulas this will aid them in eliminating one jobper shift in Department 4A. This is not theonly reduction we are dealing with. Thecompany is very eager to remove a respon-der, relief person, and the UCAInstall #1.

District Keith Osborne has beensuccessful in preventing thesereductions from being implement-ed. It is anticipated that there isgoing to be another change in man-agement, at the supervisor level, inthis department. This means a totalof 12 different supervisors to 4A inthe last year and still counting. As stated inmy last article it is intriguing how eachsupervisor has a different expectation andapproach that affects morale, which co-relates to quality and through-put.

We have been successful again in avoid-

ing any problems with the SPA selection inDepartment 50. We are still enduring thecompany’s “Annual Improvement Factor.”The company has been brutally relentlessin their attempts to reduce in this depart-ment. It is still anticipated that all currentseniority employees are going to holdthanks in part to our members having theability to take advantage of the negotiatedDocument #12 and #13.

District Greg Moffatt has worked relent-lessly on all these issues and has also madesure no stone is left unturned when inform-ing us on any issues pertinent to the depart-ment.

We would also like to wish Brother

Chris Scopis all the best as he has droppedhis forks and is now enjoying hisretirement.

In ClosingAt the time of writing, payroll has

indicated that we will have receivedour $1,200 Christmas bonus on thepay stub issued the week ofDecember 8. We may also elect todeposit a portion or all of our spe-

cial payment into a personal or spousalRRSP account.

As the holiday season is fast approach-ing I would like to wish you and yours aMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Tillnext issue…�

BY

KevinBissellZone 52 Committeeperson

ZONE 52 REPORT

Company Trying To Reduce Jobs

The company has beenbrutally relentlessin their attemptsto reduce in this

department.


T his year, your $1,200 Special Paymentwill be issued on December 7 & 8,night and day shifts accordingly.Eligibility for this special payment isoutlined under the provisions of

Appendix “S” on page 156 of the October 19th,1999 Master Agreement. The Special Paymenteligibility date was June 30th, 2000. Those onthe active payroll as of December 3, 2000 willreceive this $1,200 bonus. Any employees on temporary layoff statuson December 3 will be eligible and will receive the Special Paymentwith their first pay following their return to work subsequent to theChristmas Holiday period.

When an employee has failed to work the minimum hours (1,000hours) in the eligibility year (June 30, 1999 to June 30th, 2000), theemployee shall be entitled to the Special Payment for this year.However, this Special Payment shall be reduced by five percent for each50 hours (or fraction thereof) by which an employee has failed to workthe 1,000 hour minimum. If you have any questions regarding eligibil-ity, please contact us.

Christmas PayEverybody must be at work the last scheduled day, December 22,

2000 and the first scheduled day after the Christmas period, which isTuesday, January 2, 2001, to be entitled to your Christmas holidaypay.

Holiday PeriodThe Christmas holiday period is December 23, 2000 to January 1,

2001.

Sick & Accident ClaimsTo members who are off on S&A Benefits and returning to work on

December 22, 2000, you must clear the medical centre and you will beentitled to six days or 48 hours pay. If you are approved to return towork on:

December 25, 2000 six days or 48 hours payDecember 26, 2000 five days or 40 hours payDecember 27, 2000 four days or 32 hours payDecember 28, 2000 three days or 24 hours payDecember 29, 2000 two days or 16 hours payJanuary 1, 2001 one day or 8 hours pay

Also, anyone returning to work after being on S&A or workers’compensation, it is extremely important because of the brief time lim-its, to put in a call for us ASAP and please have a photocopy of your S&Aform or medical proof. By doing so, we will be able to put in your EIwaiting period if you’ve been off work for a week or more.

Application Of Paragraph (92)To Laid-off Workers

Under the provisions of Paragraph (92) on page 57 of the MasterAgreement, if you are laid off on or after Monday, November 6th, 2000you will be entitled to one-half of the holidays falling during theChristmas Holiday Period providing you worked the last scheduledwork day prior to such layoff. This would entitle you to three days (or24 hours) pay. If you are laid-off on or after Monday, November 27,2000, you will be entitled to the full Christmas Holiday Period provid-ed you worked the last scheduled work day prior to such layoff. Thiswould entitle you to six days (or 48 hours) pay.

In closing, we would like to wish all of our members and theirfamilies a safe holiday and a Merry Christmas. We hope everyoneenjoys a prosperous New Year! Remember, we’re only a phone callaway.�


$1,200 Christmas Bonus PayoutJohnJohnstonZone 7 Committeeperson

BY

KevinGrayZone 45 Committeeperson

ZONE 45 AND ZONE 7 REPORT

WE’RE GETTING YOUR MAIL!Your Oshaworkers are being returned to the Union Hall because of

incomplete addresses, many due to incorrect postal codes or because we don’t haveyour apartment number. Please call the Union Hall at 723-1187 or 1-800-465-5458,

or mail in the notice below and ensure you get next month’s issue.

CHANGE OF ADDRESSFill in and return to Local 222, CAW, 1425 Phillip Murray Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario L1J 8L4

Effective Date _________________________________Plant______________________Serial No._________________

Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Street No. ______________________________________________ Apt. No. __________________________________

City ____________________________________________________ Postal Code ______________________________❒ Active Member ❒ Retired Member ❒ Surviving Spouse


Department 61

T he end of another year is almost here as visions of job cutsdance in management’s eyes, bring bonuses to managers andsweat and toil to the hourly person building the fine vehicles wemanufacture Oshawa-wide. How much is enough you ask? It isnever enough, as the guise of “quality creates customer enthu-

siasm” is overshadowed by continuous improvement and the lack ofany “employee enthusiasm.” Yes we are paid well, but are frustratedthat the Industrial Engineering (IE) department has yet to produce ajob write-up which mirrors what we actually do in our job operations.When it is brought to the attention of the IE Department, nothing isdone, but when production managers want to add more work to ourjobs they seem to be able to eliminate manpower, and have the newwork added to our jobs faster than you can say Santa Claus.

Our job as union reps is to bring the issues of missing elements, modelmix and over-cycles to the supervisor, (which fall on deaf ears because thesupervisors in most case are inexperienced with standard data and haveno autonomy or say in what jobs get eliminated or where work is to bemoved in most cases) which is why there will be no shortage of grievanceson these issues in the near future.

We had our National rep John Graham, Plant Chairperson Tom Hoar,Acting District #5 Committeeperson Jim Douglas, District #6 Committee-person Doug Sanders, Randy Kirk and all the Shift #2 committeepeoplefrom A-side and B-side look at the worst job disputes we have. This hasgenerated meetings with Karl Slym and involves Labour Relations as well,which were supposed to alleviate the problems we are all having with theIE Department. This to date has not happened, so our leadership will beaddressing these issues along with the grievances we have which are at thethird or fourth step in order to resolve the outstanding issues. It is imper-ative that this is done as the problems still exist. New job changes arebeing done while the old disputes are yet to be fixed.

There is a meeting planned for November 17 in regards to workstandard problems in District #5. I believe work standards, betterergonomic language and health and safety will be the top issues duringthe next set of negotiations. We have the right people to fight for theseissues in place right now. Unfortunately the company will have to beforced into administering the language in Appendix “G” kicking andscreaming all the way into the next set of negotiations. Think about thiswhen management wants your input in changing jobs, and mails sug-gestion forms to your home or asks you to put one at work. As Tom

Hoar said in the lastOshaworker, be care-ful how you word these as the IE Department loves to scan these look-ing for ways to eliminate more of our jobs.

Department 17 And 2AI met recently with Karen Lowe in regards to issues with the people

I represent over at Department 17. Many of the issues you have broughtforward haven’t been addressed to our satisfaction in regards to whichjobs are priorities, nor have solutions to the problem of an increasedjob load been fully addressed as the jobs keep piling up.

With your diligence the department has received work orders towork some overtime during the week and some Saturdays to alleviatethe pressure.

If “quality creates customer enthusiasm” why aren’t the qualityissues that are brought to precision inspection addressed more quick-ly? Is it because certain departments don’t want to accept the chargefor the overtime, or because the budget for this department has beenmoved from purchasing to engineering? What I have been told is thatDepartment 2A will be moving to the new building on or aboutDecember 15 and the existing Department 17 personnel will be movedon or about December 1. Myself, Jim Finlay and Jim Douglas will keepyou informed of further meetings or developments.

Department 65We have at time of writing had two reductions of our OK line driv-

ers and have been after the IE Department to verify the jobs properly inregards to the cars on #3 line. This write-up should be available for usin the very near future to go through. The ongoing problem with get-ting the area swept should be alleviated as a night shift sweeper hasbeen assigned here. The problem is when the sweeper is out, Robinsondoesn’t replace them. It’s a shame that we have to fight constantly tokeep this area clean, but hopefully the problem will be finally solved.

I want to wish a belated congratulations to Ted Stillman on hisretirement, you’re on your time now.

Remember trust the union and not them.I wish everyone happy holidays as you’ve earned them. I can be

reached @ office 644-3175, in-plant pager *97-8240, out-of-plant-pager 1-800-361-6793 pager i.d.#8240 or e-mail [email protected].

In Solidarity.�


BY

SteveBullockZone 55 Committeeperson

ZONE 55 REPORTWork Standards StillA Problem In Oshawa

Your Human Rights/Employment Equity And Female Advocates

Harvey Diane Chris TinaRoss Cunningham Smith Moore

Due to multi-shift operations it may be necesary for you to leave a message.Please include the area you work, shift number and a phone number you can be contacted at. Thank you.

Truck And BatteryPlants

Harvey can be contactedat 644-1411

or pager *97-8685.Diane can be contacted

at 644-4175or pager *97-8399.

Outside GM use1-800-361-6793 to access the pager network.

Car Plant, South StampingAnd Tri-Link

Chris can be contactedat 644-1114

or pager *97-1114.Tina can be contacted

at 644-4330.Outside GM use1-800-361-6793

to access the pager network.


Working in an industrial environ-ment continually exposes us tohazards that managementwouldn’t allow to exist if therewas any chance the elimination

of these dangers would interfere with theirprofits. All too often we are faced with situa-tions, where the onus is placed on the work-ers, to protect ourselves from potential safe-ty hazards on the job. Government legislationand contractual language have created a sys-tem for resolving situationswhere we feel that our safety maybe in jeopardy. We urge ourmembers to use these systems touphold the company’s responsi-bility to maintain a safe work-place as spelled out under theOccupational Health and SafetyAct and Regulations.

Under the Act, the employermust prepare a written Occu-pational Health and Safety Policy and a pro-gram to implement that policy. A policy is theemployer’s statement of the principals thatwill guide health and safety in the workplace.We all have a hand in making sure thisCorporation walks the talk of “Safety Is TheOverriding Priority.”

Most of you may not be aware, therequirements for Certification have changedand now consists of two parts: BasicCertification Training and, most importantly,Workplace-Specific Hazard Training. Eachworkplace will determine its own trainingneeds based on the results of a workplacehazard assessment to be conducted by theemployer. As your elected representatives, itis of the utmost importance we receive thisnew training requirement in continuing ourduties as certified representatives under theLaw.

Christmas Fire Safety Tips!The holidays are rapidly approaching and

many a wide-eyed child will be bubbling withexcitement as they anticipate the great andwondrous events of this Christmas season. Tohelp ensure a merry Christmas and fire safeholiday season for everyone, the fire preven-tion departments suggest that several basic

fire safety guidelines be observed.Buy a fresh Christmas tree. If the needles

are already falling off, the tree is too dry andshould not be purchased. Once a tree isselected, leave it outside until it is time todecorate it. Be sure the tree is securely fas-tened in a sturdy holder filled with water. It isa good idea to trim at least a one-inch piecefrom the bottom of the tree after purchase.This increases the tree’s ability to absorbwater. During the period of time that your tree

is indoors, water it regularly. Do not locatethe tree in an area where it will be subjectedto intense heat, such as near a woodstove orheater. Be careful not to block exit paths anddoorways with the tree. Use Christmas lightswhich utilize lower wattage bulbs or are of

the “twinkle” type. This type generates lessheat under prolonged use. Be certain all lightstrings are in good condition and operatingproperly. Tighten bulbs in sockets to preventarcing. Never use candles or any open flamedevice on Christmas trees.

Don’t overload electrical circuits by plug-ging too many cords into a single outlet. Allcircuits should be protected by the properfuse, appropriately matched to the appliancesbeing utilized. Christmas lights should always

be turned off when no one ishome or whenever everyone hasretired for the evening.

Plug-in electric toys should belabeled by a fire safety testingagency. Don’t buy highly com-bustible toys or ones that useflammable liquids. When you areentertaining guests in your homewho smoke, provide large ashtrays and check for cigarettes in

upholstered furniture before going to bed.Cigarette fires are still the leading cause offire fatalities in the home.

Please be careful and observe these sim-ple fire safety rules, and enjoy a happy holi-day season.�


Don’t Let Safety Be Jeopardized

BobThompsonH&S Representative,Shift #3

RickBorgAlternate H&S Rep,All 3 Shifts

BY

LarryHeffernanH&S Representative,Shift #1

TRUCK/BATTERY AND PARTS WEST ENDHEALTH & SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT

TomConahanH&S Representative,Shift #2

Here are a few pre-season safetyreminders to refresh yourmemory banks:

Christmas trees should bekept as fresh as possible, by

always ensuring the base is kept sub-merged in water at all times.

Keep your tree away from heavy traf-fic routes, as well as any heat sourcessuch as furnace ducts and fireplaces.

Always keep outdoor lights outside andindoor lights inside. Inspect your lights’wiring for cracks or damage annually.

Unplug or disconnect all decorationsbefore leaving your home or going tobed at night.

Many Christmas ornaments are veryfragile and should be kept out of reachof toddlers, for obvious reasons.

Don’t drink and drive, your life isworth a lot more than cab fare home.�

BY

RickCowleCAW Certified H&S Rep,Body in White/Trim/South Stamping


Christmas HolidaySafety

We all have a hand inmaking sure this Corporation

walks the talk of“Safety Is The

Overriding Priority.”



F irst, I would like to start off this issueby wishing everyone a Merry Christmasand Happy New Year. You deserve it.Now that the year 2000 draws to anend, the atmosphere in the Car

Assembly Plant and South Stamping Plant hasimproved in some areas. Whether or not youhave noticed any changes, please rememberwe still have a long way to go to ensure that ourmembers work in a stress-free environment.

Near Miss ReportingFinding out about possible dangers after an

accident is too late. Workers need to be able toprevent accidents by reporting unsafe condi-tions or close calls to your Supervisors.

The reason your Union is asking you toreport near misses to your Supervisors is tomake sure what happens to you doesn’t hap-pen to someone else.

We have an agreement from Greg Devesonthat near miss reporting is not a venue for theapplication of discipline.

In November we had a skilled trades per-son put on Notice of Discipline for reportingan unsafe condition. After a meeting betweenDistrict Committeeperson Pat Blackwood andmyself with the Superintendent Mike Thomasand Ivan Novak, Superintendent of Manu-facturing the employee was removed fromnotice because he had followed the properprocedure in reporting a near miss.

This is a very important part of our safetyagenda. Please remember that you may savesomeone else’s life by reporting a potentiallydangerous situation. It is really too late to talkabout it after the accident occurs. See yourSupervisor for details.

Gate #2 Train WhistleYour Joint Health & Safety committee is

conducting an ongoing investigation into theproblem of the train whistle blowing underGate 2. Several workers have raised this con-cern. The problem is that employees crossingthe pedestrian bridge are exposed to a 115dbtrain whistle whenever the train is crossingunderneath them at the same time.

We have warning lights on the bridge butthey only tell you the train is coming and donothing about the noise. CP rail has confirmedthat three to five movements of trains occureach 24-hour period that requires sounding ofthe horn.

General Motors has refused to apply to theFederal Transport Commission for an exemp-tion from sounding the horn stating that it isnot a viable option from a safety and liabilityperspective.

A job sheet has been written to place a tem-porary cover over the exhaust vent grill onboth sides of the train crossing area. Also anengineering study is underway to cost outapplication of sound deadening material onwalls and ceiling of bridge. This proposal isdue November 30, 2000.

I also talked to the City of Oshawa Legaldepartment, but they were of little help. Thisconcern has been turned over to GeneralSuperintendent of Engineering Ken Coverly andAl Dunn from WFG-Canada. I will keep youinformed on this important issue.

WashroomsYour Joint Health & Safety Committee has

been working with several members of the CarPlant Shop Committee and Senior Members ofManagement trying to elevate the standards ofcleanliness of washrooms in the BodyBuilding.

We have had three washrooms refur-bished so far. These washrooms were

cleaned, painted and everything repaired.These washrooms are located at G-25, G-47and S-57. We have also had several otherscleaned properly and asked that the cleaningbe increased to improve the standard ofcleanliness. We plan to do more washroomsin the future and we only ask that everyoneusing these washrooms contribute to keepingthem in good condition.

Larry Carroll and myself would like tothank District Committeepersons Jim Hoy,Chris Buckley, Dolly Crabb, and Pat Blackwoodfor their help with this issue.

The Green Book VideoIn January 2000, Lyle Hargrove, CAW

National Director of the Health & SafetyTraining Fund, asked me to request from CarPlant Management that the Union be allowed tovideotape part of a film call “The Green Book”in the Car Assembly Plant.

I reported that Assistant Plant Manager KarlSlym agreed to allow the Union to have a videocrew (The Media Works) in the Plant. Thisvideo will be used for training safety reps andworkers throughout the province. I know thatthis is the first time the union has been allowedto videotape in the Car Assembly Plant.

I reported in January that Team LeaderGreg Goode and Chris Smelt were the onlyones to actually end up in the video. I have nowseen the finished copy and the video showsseveral workers in Plant #2 working on cars,as well as the door line.

The video was about the Health & SafetyAct. Greg Goode and myself were videotapedwhile answering questions about the Plant #2Door Line work refusals.

I will try to make a copy available to anyonewho would like to see the video and if you’rein the video I will let you know.

TelephoneMy Home number is (905) 435-0900. My

work number is (905) 644-3608. My pagernumber is 3608 which you can get in-plant bydialing *97-3608 or outside the plant by call-ing 1-800-361-6793. I have a new fax numberat work 905-644-4776. Please remember thatI cannot help you if I don’t know what theproblem is, so call direct or tell your Super-visor you want to see me about your safety con-cern.�

BY

Paul GogganCertified H&S Rep, Car Body, Hardware &South Stamping, Production & Skilled Tradesand CAW Local 222 Executive Board Member(Trustee)


Car Plant Health & Safety Report

PROBLEMS?Alcohol and/or Drugs –

CAW-GM Substance Abuse ProgramFor Help, Information, Etc. – Confidential CAW Reps

Larry Kirtley Ron GibsonChassis/Paint/Battery/Tri-Link Car Body/Hardware

905-579-5497 905-579-3445In-Plant: 644-3723 In Plant: 644-3724

Pager: 1-800-361-6793 PIN 3723 Pager: 1-800-361-6793 PIN 3724Medical Centre: 905-644-6093 Medical Centre: 905-644-6093

Matt Ryan Rick MitchellTruck Plant Peregrine Inc.905-433-7679 Office: 905-433-3356

In-Plant: 644-5967 Pager: 439-3356Pager: 1-800-361-6793 PIN 5967 Medical Centre: 905-433-3002Medical Centre: 905-644-7080



As of the time of writing there hasbeen much activity through theplant with prospective new buyers.We have seen tours and peopledoing due diligence for these

prospective buyers. Also our Plant Chair-person, Wayne Murphy, along with our Local222 President Mike Shields and representa-tives from our National Union have a sched-uled meeting with General Motors in Detroiton November 28 with two new interested par-ties.

With a new owner I believe there will beimmediate new business and future programsto give our plant long-term security and afuture in the auto parts industry.

Workgroup InitiativesBy the time you read this article many or

most of our people will have completed thefour-hour meetings explaining the work-groups and how they affect our plant. Thisprogram was endorsed by all the elected repsin the plant and undoubtedly gives us the bestchance of success. Already individual work-groups have had a significant positive impact

on our quality and the on-time delivery of ourproduct. The workgroups, such as the Saturnmedal splits and the labeling group havebrought us from being in jeopardy of losingone of our biggest customers (Saturn) whichwould have been devastating for our plant, tobeing praised as one of their most-improvedsuppliers. This along with the success ofother work groups, such as the top coatgroup which improved both their yield andfirst-time quality, has proven that when thecompany encourages and uses the many tal-ents of our hourly-rated people we can makea difference. With the leadership and fore-sight of our highest ranking union officialsWayne Murphy, Rick Adkins and Al Loystalong with their committeepeople, and withthe support of the membership we have takenthe first giant steps to make our plant com-petitive and a good place to do business.

Safety FirstThere certainly has been a revolving door

in upper management over the past fouryears, each bringing their own philosophy andways of doing business. I would like to make

it perfectly clear to all of these managers, boththe long term ones and the transients, safetywill not be compromised. From the inceptionof Peregrine the one hard and fast rule hasbeen Safety First, and that will continue. If youhave a safety concern that your supervisor hasnot fixed to your satisfaction then call yoursafety rep. Regardless of what shift you are on,we will address your concerns.

Merry ChristmasI would like to wish all of our members

and their families a happy and safe holiday. Ibelieve with the direction we are headed wewill have a prosperous 2001 and long-termsecurity. Merry Christmas and a Happy NewYear.�

BY

JeffGrayAlternate H&S Rep

PEREGRINE HEALTH & SAFETYREPORT

Workgroups Have Positive Impact

N ot “everyone loves a holiday.” Forsome, holidays are lonely, depres-sing, annoying. They are some-thing to be dreaded, not celebrat-ed. What can you do, if holidays

make you want to hide? Dr. Jim Browning,Wilson Banwell’s Director Of ClinicalServices, has previously offered the follow-ing suggestions:1. Realize that you have the right to design

your own way of celebrating, even if itdoesn’t fit a traditional model or it’s notwhat other people want you to do.

2. Know that you don’t have to be absolutely

happy all the time to have a successful hol-iday time.

3. Find ways to beat the commercial trapsuch as placing a spending limit on pres-ents in advance or drawing names from ahat in a family and buying one special

present for the person you draw.4. Establish boundaries for other people’s

behaviour ahead of time to ensure thathistorically bad behaviour doesn’t ruin anevent or a visit. You can say, for instance,“I’ll come home for Christmas dinner withthe family, if Sis agrees not to talk aboutmy personal life.”

5. Develop one goal during the holidays thatwould be personally meaningful and focuson this. Put together a basket for a needyfamily, for instance. Have a gathering offriends. Attend a valued religious event.Ladle out soup at a soup kitchen. Decoratea tree.From the Counselling Offices of John

Taylor & Steve Bobas, may you, your familiesand friends, enjoy a safe, festive, and well-deserved Holiday Season! Our office numbersare 644-4283 and 644-4282. All the Best inthe New Year!�

Unhappy Holidays?SteveBobasUnion Counsellor

BY

JohnTaylorUnion Counsellor

UNION COUNSELLORS’ REPORT

The Rehab Clinicat the CAW Union Hall

Chiropractic Care, Custom-made Orthotics,Rehabilitation, Exercise Prescriptions,

Auto and WSIB Injuries1425 Phillip Murray Avenue,Oshawa, Ontario L1J 8L4

For appointments call 905-723-1336No referrals necessary.

Health and Insurance Plans Accepted.


T he new CAW Durham RegionalEnvironment Council recently fea-tured as guest speaker the highlyacclaimed CAW Environmental ActivistKen Bondy, President of the CAW

Windsor Regional Environment Council. Ken was accompanied by Ken Cloutier, Vice

President of the CAW WREC and Chairperson ofLocal 200 Environmental Committee andRichard Labonte, 444 Vice-chair Environ-mental Committee.

Local 222’s President, Mike Shields, andFinancial Secretary, Terry Spence deservemuch of the credit for being big supporters ofwhat’s happening in Durham Region and thesurrounding area, and for taking the time tolisten to our activists and work on what wethink are the serious environmental issues.

What has been accomplished in CAWWREC: 13 Locals, 35,000 members are exam-ples of what CAW DREC with its nine Locals and33,000 members can do. This will provide anincredible network to make things happen.Windsor and Oshawa are similar “auto” towns,with Big Three plants and smaller independentparts suppliers and a very strong presence ofCAW members in the area. The fact that we livein highly industrialized areas creates concernsfor our families, co-workers and community.

We agree with Ken that our purpose is tomeet as Environmental Councils because weunderstand what’s happening to us: the foodwe eat, the air we breathe, what we need tosurvive is being polluted as well as us. We can-not rely on government or industry to ensurethat our environment is being protected.

With that in mind we are formulating sub-committees within our Council. We want ourbest people funneling their time and energy onthe issues that most concern them. Each com-mittee will be given a portfolio of information,contacts, concerns and possible initiatives inwhich they may want to tackle. This will bedone at our November 26 meeting, 7:00 p.m.at the Local 222 hall.

The Prevent Cancer Committee will be tak-ing on what the majority of us feel to be themost heartbreaking task of all, reducing theincidence of cancer. I can’t think of anyonewho hasn’t been touched by this awful disease.One in three will get cancer, one in five willdie. The biggest problem is that the incidenceof childhood cancer is increasing by one per-cent every year.

The Environment Education Committee willhave the rewarding task of informing the mem-bership, community and the youth about ourissues. Some of the possible avenues to use will

be through the media, courses, and seminarsand to reach the youth in a coalition with theEarth Day movement.

The Water Committee may focus on alterna-tive water treatment systems; an example iswhat has been done by the influence of the CAWWREC in the City of Windsor. They where ableto convince Ford to treat their water with thecleanest, new, environmentally, friendly, ozonesystem. With Ford as an example they were ableto go to the City of Windsor and convince themto use the same process instead of chlorine(long-term exposure causes bladder cancer).

The Land Committee will lobby for legisla-tion to have municipal governments and busi-ness increase the amount of recycled materialwe can sort at this particular time. ThisCommittee will also have the huge task of slow-ing down our uses of pesticides and herbi-cides, as they are directly responsible for manyof the contaminants that leach into our watertable. Never before have we seen as large anincrease in cancer-related illness in dogs andcats as we see today. Let’s not forget about thechildren who may ignore those tiny signswarning of freshly sprayed lawns. For alterna-tives check out our web page link athttp://www.cawlocal222.com

The Air Committee might concentrate onthe idling bylaws, alternative power systemslike wind turbines, and reduction of industrialpollution and in the many ways we canimprove our air quality. 15 to 20 percent ofchildren in Canada suffer from asthma. Wecan’t just sit around and hope someone elsefixes this mess.

The Nuclear Committee has already for-warded a letter written by Jeff Brackett, Health& Safety rep at Lear urging the CanadianNuclear Safety Commission to immediatelyrefer their environmental assessment to theMinister of the Environment for an impartial

Panel Review process administered by theCanadian Environmental Assessment Agency inregards to the return to service of the 30-year-old Pickering A nuclear station. Jeff says, “Evenwith all the planned upgrades, the Pickering Anuclear station’s single emergency shutdownsystem is substandard. All other nuclear sta-tions in Ontario have two separate shutdownsystems.”

The Industrial Hemp Campaign Committeewill help educate Canadians about the manyvirtues of hemp (and to dispel the myth thatindustrial hemp can be used as a drug). It hasthe potential to improve the quality of our envi-ronment and to create jobs. Recent estimatesfrom a variety of sources indicate that 70 to 90percent of all cancer cases and deaths arecaused by environmental factors. Hemp culti-vation can decrease these numbers by reduc-ing environmental contamination through lowchemical-use farming practices and throughthe increased availability of alternative earthfriendly products.

The Fundraising Committee has the task ofenlisting all the members of all the Locals andcommunities that we represent by supportingus in our pledges to raise funds to further ourfight for a clean healthy environment. Throught-shirt sales, raffles, draws and social events weask you to support us in what we feel is part ofthe CAW scheme of things, the social structurewe believe in, how to make society and theentire world a better place to live.

In the November issue of the Osha-worker, we inadvertently failed to include thename of Rick Powell as Trustee on the inaugu-ral Executive of the CAW Durham RegionalEnvironment Council. We apologize for theomission.�


BY

DaveRenaudDurham Regional Environment CouncilPresident

DURHAM REGIONALENVIRONMENT COUNCIL REPORT

Regular Monthly Meeting:Sunday, January 28, 2001

From 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.CAW Local 222 Union Hall,1425 Phillip Murray Ave.

Special Guest Speakers:Bonnie Henderson and Susanna Reid of Groundswell

on Alternatives to PesticidesFor more information, check the Local 222 website at

www.cawlocal222.com and link with the globe,or e-mail [email protected], or call Dave Renaud at (905) 404-1279.

Endorsed by Locals 222, 1090, 524, 1996, 80, 1987, 1136, 584 and 112.Open to all CAW members interested in environmental issues.

Get Involved InEnvironment Initiatives


Labour and Film: This course usesmovies with a focus on how workingpeople and the labour movement havebeen depicted in movies over the pastcentury. It examines a close relation-

ship between the rise of trade unionism andthe rise of movies in the late 19th and early20th century. It can show the students how tolearn to “read” movies in a critical fashion.Students watch movies from the late 1800sthrough to the 1990s.

We will also be including the History ofthe CAW; Challenges to the LabourMovement; Labour and the Internet anda new course called Globalization andDemocracy: Free Trade, GATT and WTO.These courses are tentatively scheduled torun April and May 2001.

The CAW/McMaster program is coveredfor GM employees by the negotiated tuitionrefund programs. Any questions concerningthis program, you can reach me from 11:00p.m. to 6:30 a.m. (third shift) at 644-0498.

Congratulations to the Oct. 25 Local UnionSeminar students:

Human Rights, instructor Rick Cleveland(National discussion leader, education com-mittee member, Labour Council executive

member): Earl Church, Robert Holden,Phillip Kennedy, Diane Knapp, Dan Bayley,Linda Champagne, Bryan Leavens, KathieFowlie, Rosina Sinopoli, Jacqualine Ruggeriand Janice Reynolds.

CPR, instructor Peter Robertson (CAWHealth & Safety instructor, Qualified CPRinstructor): Sandra Beauchemin, GayleEvans, Tom Mathews, Roberta Boivin, JosephMcCullough, Vanessa Mathews, Jay DeFoc,George Neudick, Lorre Ellis, Tim Pearce,Andy Emard, Will Smith.

WSIB, instructor Dave McCormick: ChuckGreen, Mike McPhee, Barry Ott, Sid Visser,Greg Driscoll and Frank Bruni.

Family Law, Family Support Group RonDavey and Gregg Valentine, and representa-

tives from CAW Legal Services: Joseph Bouell,Berna Deen, Leo Foley, Clara Lewis, AnneMcDonald, James Ross, Gregg Valentine,Doug Bailey, Ralph Kunath, Cathy Rolls, JohnDavenport and Joseph Bavera.

On behalf of myself and the educationcommittee, Rick Reid, Rick Cleveland, CraigBaumgartner, Rick Button, Chuck Crossen,Tim Pearce, Brian Richardson, Merv Scott,Bob St. Jules, we would like to wish you a safeand happy Christmas and New Year.�


M ike Harris, the grim reaper of cutand slash politics, tried toannounce that he, along with hishungry colleagues, needed to givethemselves a 42 percent wage

increase. According to Stats Canada, theindustrial average wage increase is two per-cent, which in my humble mathematical mindis 40 percent less than what Mike intendedfor himself to receive. Hmmm... not badnegotiating.

Four years ago when Mike Shields and thebargaining committee at Mackies were ableto negotiate a similar wage increase, which isliterally unheard of in the industry, the work-ers’ wages went up by roughly $4 per hour to$15 per hour. Hardly a king’s ransom. On theother hand, Mr. Harris’s 42 percent wageincrease will leave him at a paltry $200,000per year. Now that’s negotiating.

Cut back on health care, education, envi-ronmental standards and privatize everything.To deny city workers, nurses, teachers, day-care workers, secretaries, librarians anywage increase over the last five years, and

then introduce 42 percent for himself and hismerry band of thieves was despicable, uncon-scionable and just downright pork-barrelgreediness.

Yet to listen to the Tories, they think theraise is non-partisan. They strike a commis-sion (a group of their political cronies) tocome to some sort of consensus on what afair increase should be. Sounds logical so far.The committee, themselves mostly formerunbiased Tory party members, comes backwith a recommendation that the raise be amere 30 percent. Harris takes the recom-mendation and tacks on an extra 12 percentfor good measure. Unbelievable.

Do you think his corporate masters willfollow suit and give the likes of us a similarincrease when our contracts are up? This guymakes a mockery of legitimate democraticpolicies and gets away with it. He takes flourfrom people’s pantry, butter form their fridge,yet people still see him as an honest, straightshooting good guy. He should be exposed forwhat he really is, and that’s a gluttonous char-latan.

If you are as disgusted as I am with thisgovernment’s philosophies and you live in ariding held by a PC, call them and tell themhow you feel about the issue. If you’re notsure who your MPP is, e-mail me at [email protected] and I will find out foryou.

Seven people lay dead in Walkerton as adirect result of Mike Harris’s leadership andpolicies. How he can cut back environmentalinvestigators, who ensure clean drinkingwater, and then justify trying to give himselfand his political yes-men a 42 percent wageincrease is beyond any semblance of socialjustice. Even in the face of their backingdown, it is still a complete shame.�

BY

RickRobertsLocal Training Co-ordinator

TRAINING CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT

Harris: What A Negotiator

BY

LynnArgue-HogarthEducation Committee Chairperson

EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT

CAW McMaster ProgramContinues Spring 2001

NOTICE

HOSPITALIZED OR SICK?For visiting purposes at Lakeridge Health Oshawa only please come in person or call:

Phone 723-1187 (CAW Hall).This applies to both active and retired members of Local 222.

Local 222 CAW Retired Workers Centre.


Irecently read in the newspaper that em-ployees of a Seattle, Washington storevoted to decertify their union. A leader ofthe decert campaign said, “Unions want totake our money, and we have to say ‘no.”

I must agree with this person, as I belongto a union, and I must also give my union $39(U.S.) per month.

All that I get for these dues is:● I must accept a good medical and dental

coverage plan that my employer pays for.● If I am called in early on my shift I must

accept three hours pay for call-time● I must take seven weeks vacation after 20

years with the company, fully paid● I must have seniority rights that move me

up the progression ladder in a fair andjust manner

● I am forced to have a good grievance pro-cedure so that I must be treated fairly bymanagement

● I am forced by my darn union to work ina safe environment

● I also cannot believe how our pushy unionis going to force a good, company-paidpension on me when I retire.

● My union is also very democratic and reg-ularly asks for my input. What is wrong

with you union leaders anyway, running aunion like this?

● My union leadership tells me that I am the

union. Some nerve, huh? Who do theythink they are anyway?Unions are really terrible, that’s for sure. I

think I’ll contact the labour board. I am sickand tired of the union doing all these thingsfor me. Just think: when all of my benefits aregone, and I am working for $4.25 per hour,at least I won’t have to pay any more lousyunion dues.�

In cultures around the world, drinkingalcohol is generally a socially acceptableway for adults to relax and enjoy them-selves. In moderation, drinking alcohol isa fairly harmless practice for most peo-

ple. However, alcohol is a central nervoussystem depressant. The short-term effects candisrupt mental and motor skills, resulting inbad judgment, poor co-ordination, and a ten-dency to have accidents. Consumed heavilyon a regular basis, alcohol damages internalorgans, especially the liver and the heart.

The fact that alcohol is so prevalent andacceptable in our society makes it easier toform a dependence on it — a good reasonwhy those who drink should examine theirdrinking habits from time to time. It has beenestimated that one in 10 suffers from alco-holism at some time in his or her life.

AlcoholismAlcoholism is a disorder in which a person

repeatedly drinks excessive amounts of alco-holic beverages, with resulting harm to health,relations with other people, and work per-formance. The person becomes physically andpsychologically dependent on alcohol. Thereis a genuine craving for alcohol when it iswithdrawn for one to three days, and unpleas-ant responses such as delirium tremens(characterized by a severe stress reaction,hallucinations, and tremors) and convulsionsmay be seen when alcohol is not available.

Causes Of AlcoholismVarious causes of alcoholism have been

suggested. These include depression, self-hatred, and having a shy, lonely, immature, ordependent personality. Some societies andgroups within those societies encourage over-use of alcohol, as recreation and as an escapefrom life’s problems. There is also evidencethat a tendency to alcoholism may be inherit-ed or may be the result of a chemical defect.Whatever the cause, alcoholism is a self-dam-aging disease and an ineffective way to dealwith life.�


Alcohol Is A DepressantBY Larry Kirtley, Ron “Gibby” Gibson,

Matt Ryan AND Rick Mitchell

SUBSTANCE ABUSE REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT

(The following is an editorial written by Ken Springs, a member of Local580, Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers in the Seattle area, inresponse to an article on decertifying unions. The newspaper refused toprint his response.)

I’m Sick And Tired Of My Darn Union(or, What Do I Get For My Dues, Anyway?)

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T his fall I’ve had an up close and personal look at the issues thatpeople with disabilities face every day. On September10, I felloff a ladder while trimming a tree. My left ankle was severelysprained, tearing ligaments, tendons and pieces of bone. Theresult was six weeks in a plaster cast splint and at the time of

writing this article, I still rely on crutches to get around. Quickly, Ibecame one of the 1.5 million Ontarians living with a disability, eventhough it was temporary.

It surprised me the incredible amount of energy it takes to getaround and just how much planning a person on crutches must con-sider. I was relying on the support of my wife to drive me around muchof the time, since my little pick-up truck has a standard transmission.How many people in Ontario must rely on a friend, a family member oran attendant for care or simple transportation needs? When I started todrive myself around after my pain and swelling was reduced and I wasoff the painkillers; I found out that parking was a real challenge. WhileI never used the designated parking place for the disabled, I came torespect the needs of the disabled driver.

A new pastime became looking for elevators every time I went to abuilding with more than one floor. On one occasion I faced a largeescalator to get to the top floor. When I went to leave I discovered twolong flights of stairs down. Imagine being in a wheel chair and havingto place your trust in a friend or attendant to balance or carry you upand down these stairways. No wonder a majority of people in Ontariobelieve that there should be laws in place that are effective in removingbarriers to equal access for people with disabilities.

The Ontario government promised the Ontarians with DisabilitiesAct during their last Throne Speech of October 21, 1999. While thegovernment drags their feet on this important issue, employers likeours aren’t helping. General Motors has over 100,000 employees thatare covered by disabilities legislation that Americans citizens have hadfor 10 years now. GM Canada should be encouraging the Ontario gov-

ernment on issueslike this; instead theylook for opportuni-ties to separateemployees with atemporary disabilityon S&A.

So why should wecare? Most of us canthink of a person inour family, neighbourhood or workplace who face barriers. Without aneffective piece of legislation or at least a time commitment to bringingforward an ODA, our government continues to treat a person with dis-abilities like second-class citizens. Thank goodness that we have ourS&A benefits. All too often disabled people have no alternatives otherthan welfare. An effective ODA Law would get disabled people offincome support programs and get them into productive jobs. (Yes,Mike Harris, they can become taxpayers.)

When I sat down to write this column the municipal, federal andU.S.A. election results weren’t known, but I was acclaimed. On thatnote I want to thank my Sisters and Brothers in Labour for theirendorsement and encouragement. This means I will continue to sit onBrock & Durham Regional Councils and will continue to address localissues. Another important role that people elected to public office isadvocating for Durham residents includes trying to get the OntarioGovernment to move forward with an Ontarians with DisabilitiesAct.�

This Ontarian’s DisabilityBY

LarryO’ConnorPolitical Education CommitteeMember

POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEEREPORT

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We have hadtwo leaguegames andwe have sep-arated the

good from the bad. Thegood is Renown Electric,scooping up two wins for afirst place total of fourpoints. Park Place and CliffMills are close behind withtwo points. each. The bad is the Celtics, who have yet to get a win.We have adjusted the rosters to help even things up, so by nextmonth the Celtics should improve.

We will be holding a “turkey roll” on December 17, 2000 atthe Celtic Club in Whitby. Everyone is welcome to join us and havea chance to win either a “glass” turkey, or a real turkey. This isalso a fundraiser for our league, so the more that come out themerrier.

Until next month, on behalf of our league, I would like to wishyou all a very Merry Christmas, and a good New Year. Until nexttime keep your head up and your stick on the ice.�

Sunday HockeyUpdate

BY

BillMutimer

CAWSUNDAY MORNING HOCKEY

REPORT

CAW LOCAL 222 & SOUTH EASTERN ONTARIORECREATIONAL COUNCIL

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& CAW Regional Qualifierfor National Tournament

28th Annual No-Contact &Oldtimers Divisions

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Ihope that all of the players are enjoying the league. At the time ofwriting this article we have just finished the first two months. Ourfirst secret meeting was held October 25. League rules were dis-cussed:

Slap Shot — if your stick leaves the ice, a penalty. High stick,stick over your shoulder, does not have to come in contact with thepuck, penalty.

Player of the Month goes to goaltenders John Murray and TomHaraz, both with shutouts (Ralph said that even he could have scored).

Trade rumours have started already, Mike Rorabeck and DennisHayward trying to make a deal, until Mike wanted three bottles of finevintage beverage, Dennis would only offer Mike two bottles.

We also agreed to a new/better playoff format.Below are the stats and the new playoff format:

League StandingsGP W T L GF GA PTS

Flying Squirrels 4 3 0 1 17 10 6Durham Medical 4 3 0 1 16 9 6OMS 4 2 1 1 17 12 5Budget Rent a Car/Truck 4 2 0 2 13 14 4Dines 4 1 1 2 16 18 3Aramark 4 1 1 2 12 20 3Bond Optical 4 1 1 2 10 15 3Canada Trust 4 1 0 3 13 16 2

Top TenGoals Assists Points

Dunc Dunham 4 5 9John McLeod 5 3 8Steve Mullen 4 4 8Bill Demoe 4 3 7Greg Pate 4 3 7Derrick Mineret 3 4 7Al Collins 2 5 7Tim Buttonshaw 5 1 6Mike Goodes 4 2 6Mike Rorabeck 4 2 6

New Play-off FormatAfter the regular season, the eight teams depending on where they

finished in the standings, will be split into two round-robin groups. The1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th place teams will be in one group and the 2nd, 4th,6th and 8th place teams will be in the other group. They will play eachteam in their group one time and at the end of the round-robindepending on how many points each team received in their group, theywill finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and thereby play in the A, B, C, or Dchampionship.

Teams will receive two points for a win and one point for a tie.If any teams are tied after the round-robin it will revert to goals for,

then goals against and then least amount of penalty minutes.All championship series are two games total goals. All ties at the end

of the second game will be decided by a shoot-out. Each team uses 5shooters. If still tied each team shoots until a winner is decided. Noplayer shall shoot more than once.

All spares used in the play-offs must be agreed upon by both teamreps.

This will be the last write-up until after Christmas so on behalf ofSeadog and myself, have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Until next issue, see you on the ice.�

BY

RonGay

TRUCK-CAR HOCKEY REPORTTruck Car HasNew Playoff Format

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Fact OtoAcoustic emission.New revolutionary technique todiagnose hearing loss innewborns and babies forDurham. Even most majorCanadian hospitals are notequipped. Welcome to our newstaff: Jill Taylor, Hospital forSick Children who joins forceswith Stella Maschas Wong, alsoan Audiologist from Sick KidsHospital.

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This being my last Golf League reportfor the 2000 golf season, I would liketo take this opportunity to thank allleague members who participated inthe Tournaments and Match Play.

TournamentsOpening Day:● Low Gross – Bruce Cashley ● Low Net – Randy Thiele1/2 Points● Points Winner – Ron Hartwig ● Low Gross – Bruce Cashley● Low Net – Bill McDonald● OGA Members Day Tournament Qualifier – Bruce CashleyScotty Reid● Low Gross – Dean Howse ● Low Net – Mike Webb● GM Tournament of Champions Qualifiers –

Dean Howse, Mike Webb, Doug Smith, Mike DanilkoMembers & Mates● Low Gross – Natalie Attersley/Ron Hartwig● Low Net – Yvonne & Steve Skene● Closest to the Pin – Diane MoffatClosing Day (85 golfers)● Winning Team –

Guy Lacroix, Todd Basterache, Chris Scott, Wayne Andrus● Runner-up – Gary Andrews, Tim Casey, Steve Corrigan

Match PlayFlight Championship:● Winner – Bill Cain ● Runner-up – Bruce Cashley

Consolation Winner – Bill Kress● A Winner Chris Attersley ● Runner-up – Herb Doherty

Consolation Winner – Steve Skene● B Winner Mark Petrie ● Runner-up – Brian Cane

Consolation Winner – Rob Klinc● C Winner Dan Formosa ● Runner-up – Mike Ayre

Consolation Winner – Bill Morton

Yearly● Low Gross – Bill Cain ● Low Net – Bill McDonald● Most Honest – Dave Morrisey

Hole In One● Special Note: Gord Harbottle, 12th hole, May 2● Pete Brzezinski 18th hole August 3

In ClosingThe CAW Golf League executive and members would like to thank

the GM Employee Recreation Council for the donation of golf balls and

the invitation to our members as a team to play in the GM GolfTournament of Champions at Lakeridge Links.

We would also like to extend a special thanks to Mike Shields,President of Local 222, Financial Secretary Terry Spence and the Local222 Executive for all their help.

Until next time, have a safe and enjoyable winner.�

Above: These people are all winners at thegame of golf, which is why they’re smilingfollowing the annual CAW Golf Banquet.

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ChrisAttersley

CAW GOLF LEAGUE REPORT

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Iwould like to wish everyone and their families a Merry Christmasand a Happy New Year. This is just a note to get you thinking aboutour annual Ice Fishing Derby “01.” The tentative date for the derbywill be Sunday, January 14, 2001. If for some reason there is aproblem with this date, another date will be chosen later.

The derby willtake place on LakeScugog. Watch fortimes in upcominginformation. In order to raise money for door prizes, we will be havinga 50/50 draw and will also be raffling off three glass turkeys.This year we have a new sponsor, N@cc’s Office World, 1 King StreetWest, Bowmanville. They can also be reached at [email protected],check out their web site at http://www.naccs.com or call (905) 697-7900.

They have an Internet Lounge, office supplies, photocopying, faxingand printing available, “your one-stop office solution.” Check it outplease.

Also we would like to welcome back our sponsors from the pastyear: Gagnon Sporting Goods, Normark, Kawartha SouthernElectronics, JD’s Bait and Tackle and the Starlight Family Diner. If youknow of anyone else willing to sponsor us, please let me know. Watchfor more information after the holidays.

I would like to congratulate Moe Downey and crew for their win lastyear. It was nice to see someone win who has been out every year sincethe beginning. Watch next month’s issue for the results of Ice Fishing2000.�


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Congratulations to Coach JohnSibbitts’s Shift #1 lob ball team,winning the CAW “A” DivisionChampionship beating out theFlying Squirrel in the first round,best 2 out of 3. Then it was so-long to French’s Extra in achallenging best 2 out of 3championship round. Back rowfrom left are Gary Gaetz, PhilStone, Paul Pandoff, Lynn Hogarth,Paul Clugston, Bill Maxwell(MVP); Scott Poxon in centre; andfront frow (from left) John Kelly,scorekeeper Ashley Gaetz, RickWilkes, John Sibbitt, Gary Rapettoand captain Rick Jerome. Absentfrom the photo are Steve Hunter,Chris Startek and Lenny Fudge.


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Scatter mats, bathroom sink, dishes, pots,new drinking glasses, large satin pink quilt.Call: 905-723-5306Garman Emap GPS $250; Magellan Blazer12 GPS $150, both with manuals andinstructions. Call: 905-626-316337” wood lathe, like new 3580 rpm, mount-ed to table on wheels; 2 hp Troybilt gardentiller, edger attachments, used 1/2 hour.Call: 905-623-09253 touring 12 speed bikes, 52 cm frames,Norco $75, Mishini $75, Kawahara $150;older fold-up bike, all in good condition. Call:905-436-7260Dome tent $50, kitchen tent $50, air com-pressor $250, electric leaf blower $50,antique table saw $60. Call: 905-576-21591978 14 1/2 ft Peterborough, 1985 30 hpJohnson, EZ tilt trailer, fish finder, downrig-gers $2,500; pickup toolbox $75; flat truckcap. Call: 905-436-17602 room dividers, black, $30 each; turbo spawith whirlpool. Call: 905-725-66961986 Dodge Aries KK, lady driven, excellentcondition, $1200 obo. Call: 905-725-9598Fishing package, 2000 14’ Grumman, 15 hpMerc, Northtrail trailer, barely used, mintcondition, asking $4500. Call: 905-623-3850GM 25 year ring, 3 diamonds, size 10, ask-ing $675. Call: 905-576-3566Royal Albert dinner set for 6, Val d’Or pat-tern, extra pieces, $500; Russian andNapoleon series collector plates. Call: 905-433-8044Shower door, silver, 28-30x64, like new,$125. Call: 905-576-41331999 Yamaha Warrior and HondaTRX400EX ATVs, 2 wheel drive sport bikes,hardly used, asking $5500 and $6000. Call:905-885-7348Truck cap fits 1988-98 $1100, 15 ft fiber-glass boat, trailer $650; 2 Fisher wood-stoves $650 each; 1987 Yamaha Exciter$2100. Call: 905-697-1016NordicTrack ski machine, like new, $325;Healthware treadmill $100. Call: 905-723-2932 between 7-10 pmCCM Tacks, size 11.5, used one season,$150. Call: 905-579-6417Freezer, 13 cut ft, like brand new, only ran 6months, asking $225. Call: 905-987-5178Skates, Risport, size 23.5 Lasters $165;Don Jackson Novice, size 2B and 3C, $125,excellent shape; Bauer 4000 Size 1D $40.Call: 905-725-79795 highback bar chairs, brass foot rest,brown, $400 obo. Call: 905-263-4371Craftsman wood lathe, 42” bed and stand, 4speed, 3” and 6” face plates, 2 high speedchisels, $225. Call: 905-436-7260

Trailer hitch for Astro/Safari, 5000 lb., $100.Call: 905-430-6338

1992 Chev Astro EXT loaded, will certify.Call: 905-723-6804

1981 to 1988 Cutlass or Regal doors fromTexas; 81-88 Monte Carlo doors; 70-80Camaro doors, rust free with glass; 283engines. Call: 905-986-5465

TV/VCR stand, holds 26” TV, VCR shelf withglass doors, black, $45. Call: 905-432-1032

Soda Mistic beer maker, $200; fifth wheelfor 1/2- 3/4 ton truck $250; headers forCamaro/Firebird $100. Call: 905-728-6424

Downhill Jr. and Sr. race ski boots, sizes 6,7, 12, $30-$50; race skis, 205cm, 200cm,185cm, 170cm, 160cm, Carving skis,140cm, $30-$250. Call: 905-725-5363

Airwalker, as new, sell for $150; Blue Knightbowling ball, 12 lb., new, $50; skis, 55” GXHead with poles $10; ski boots, Norica, size4, $10. Call: 905-432-1032

Men’s and women’s mountain bikes, excel-lent condition, price negotiable; AnchorBBQ tank holder; Zodiac davits, other boat-ing accessories. Call: 905-723-7574

1997 Ski-doo, 500 cc, fan cooled, highwindshield, mirrors, $3900; snow blower, 5hp, $300. Call: 905-983-9204

Reese 5th wheel hitch $150; console forbench seat of truck, $50. Call: 905-432-1251

1990 Beretta, 5 spd, high miles, $1250;1988 Olds Calais as is $750; 1980 VWRabbit, diesel, for parts $150; 1974 Elansled $250. Call: 905-985-7720

Piano, Mendelssohn upright grand, antique,mahogany with scrolling and fancy legs,$525 obo. Call: 905-665-1075

3 snowblowers, 11 hp Sears new, 8 hpSears; 10 hp Noma. Call: 905-623-2484

Reclaimed red bricks, need to be cleaned,15 cents/brick. Call: 905-623-9912

All new Arnold Palmer Special Edition bag,Alien putter, sand wedge, graphite Aliensand wedge, metal, all new, best offer. Call:905-571-1274

1990 Firefly, as is, great cheap transporta-tion, must see, 100,000 km, best offer. Call:905-721-1687

1998 Pontiac Sunfire, 4 cyl, 5 speed manu-al, 36,000 km, one year left on warranty.Call: 905-987-5899

Dining table 54”x32” with leaf installed, 4chairs, upholstered seats, solid walnut, 50+years old. Call: 905-725-2258Mahogany Duncan Phyfe table with 1 leafand 4 hardback chairs, $400; 1999GrandAm left front fender $100. Call: 905-983-9204Inglis dryer; 110 volt motors, 110 plug inrelays, new; meggar tester; 200 amp squareD breaker; building lot; wood clamps; tubingbender. Call: 905-725-8675Bradford Exchange collector plates, 25%off; vertical blinds, like new, $60; 3 alu-minum doors, 35-35-36”; b&w 10” TV; babyseat. Call: 905-576-6762Chest freezer, Gibson, 60” long, $50; rowingmachine $20. Call: 905-985-34431992 Cavalier, air, am/fm/cass, clean, newbrakes, tinted windows, lighted entry,151,618 km, $3500 certified and driveclean. Call: 705-432-1069Sklar 6 piece sectional, very good condition,asking $600. Call: 905-725-8672Cripple Creek dulcimer from Branson,superior quality, includes team-yourselfbooks and tape, easy play, $250 new, ask-ing $125. Call: 905-728-6452Fiberglass running boards 1992-94 Jimmy4 door, full length, excellent condition; S10fender 1995-2000; 1969 Camaro door, leftside. Call: 905-433-24841993 Jimmy 4x4 SLE, 4 dr, fully loaded, air,ski rack, towing hooks and knobs, goodcondition, hwy mileage, $8,900. Call: 905-787-8395Set of hockey sweaters, good shape. Call:905-728-9633 or 905-728-26071998 Pontiac Transsport, warranty, 47,000km, new condition, asking $22,500; yearround mobile home, Whitby, $27,900, suitsingle or couple. Call: 905-665-0667Sofa, two chairs, excellent condition, asking$600 obo; 4 tires with rims, 15”, used onewinter, asking $325 obo. Call: 905-579-1382Downhill skis, men’s complete, size 10.5boots; ladies complete, size 8.5 boots, $100each; cross-country, complete, $50 each.Call: 905-723-0592Wall unit, 3 piece, $399; girls’ Pereyma uni-form. Call: 905-571-31651985 Chev Beauville van, V8 305, 204,000km, good running condition, spare wheelsand parts, $1200 obo; skidoo sled, $1000obo. Call: 905-723-7217

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Snowmobiles, 1995 Polaris XLT touringtriple 600 2900 km $4000; 1990 YamahaPhazer 5100 km $1600; 1981 Yamaha GT340 $700 obo. Call: 905-434-2859

GE washer and dryer, $375 obo for pair, 5years old, call in morning. Call: 905-436-7240

Men’s and women’s mountain bikes; 2 stagesnowblower with chains; VHF marine anten-na plus various boating accessories. Call:905-723-7574

Baby crib and change table, light woodstain, baby swing and other items, pricesnegotiable. Call: 905-987-4329

Antique queen size bed $150; blanket box$60; antique radio/record player cabinet$100. Call: 905-436-6324

Snowblower, 2 stage, 5 hp, 22”, used once,asking $800 obo. Call: 905-434-3908

24” stove, $50, and fridges, good bar orbeer & trailer, $75. Call: 905-579-4015

1987 Chev Celebrity, white, lots of newparts, good clean car $1500 as is. Call: 705-786-0759

1987 Yamaha Warrior, new 1999, plastic,sprockets, chain, tires, rims, shocks, motorrefreshed, new exhaust, $2800 obo ortrade. Call: 905-434-6811

Ceiling fan, 5 blades, wood w/cane, brass$25; 1998 Mercury Mystique, $9,000. Call:905-725-9904

Fisher woodstove cleaning brush and pipes,$200 obo; 2 sinks, marble bone and vanity,all $30; medicine cabinet $15. Call: 905-723-9717

Victorian curio cabinet, pine interior, light,glass door, shelves, drawer, $295; Kenmorelarge capacity dryer, excellent condition,$100. Call: 905-579-20702000 17’ aluminum bass boat, loaded, 70Johnson, HD trailer, $13,500; 1985 Chevhalf-ton $650. Call: 905-623-5331Envirolet composting toilet system, lowwater model, 3 yrs old, good for cottage orhunting camp, paid $2000, selling $500.Call: 905-665-8626Men’s Head skis, 180 cm, Salomon binding;women’s Dynastar skis, 175 cm, Tyroliabindings; ski suit, 2 pieces, Emeraude,small ladies, hat and mitts. Call: 905-438-1014

Royal Albert Trillium china, 6 place settings,dinner, side, bread, cake plates, rimmedsoup bowl, gravy boat etc. $600 obo. Call:905-433-9443Computer, Pentium II, 15” monitor, tower,keyboard, speakers, 1.2/8.4 GB HD, 64 MGRAM, Windows 98, Office Pro, WordPerfect7, Photoshop. Call: 905-579-3187Fireplace insert, double doors, fan, brasstrim, needs 26”x23”x14” opening, $150 obo.Call: 905-623-4330Bausch & Lomb optical telescope, 6”, 2 yrsold, paid $500, best offer, great Christmasgift; 2 single box spring/mattress beds, pineheadboards. Call: 905-983-5405Perego twin stroller, excellent condition,new rain cover, never used; parrot cages.Call: 905-433-4077

Bedroom suite, double bed, chest, doubledresser, light oak colour, $300. Call: 905-725-1404

13’ Boler trailer, A1 shape, 3 way fridge, 2burner gas range, 2 new tires, $2500; sofachair, loveseat, new condition $900; sliderwindows, crankout $75. Call: 905-697-1324

Large satellite dish and extended pole, youremove it and you can have it. Call: 905-728-9717

1998 GMC 2500 pickup, black, 6.5 turbodiesel, 86,000 km, well maintained, snow-plow package, trailer package, must sell,$27,500 obo. Call: 905-623-0292

1976 TransAm parts, transmission, 4 speedruns mint $300; hood $50; 16” rims, all 4$200; gears 3:23 $75. Call: 905-697-5895

1989 Isuzu Trooper 2, needs motor work,everything else in good shape, $500. Call:905-697-0180

1989 Firebird parts, 400 big block & tranny$500; 396 big block crank $200; 1989Jimmy 4x4 frame $1000. Call: 905-623-0635

1958 Chev pair front fenders $150; 1979Camaro subframe $150; 1984 Pontiac 305motor/trains $150; vinyl weights $20;portable bar. Call: 905-576-9162

TFal deluxe deep fryer, removable pot foreasy cleaning, adjustable thermostat, timer,filter system, brand new, asking $140. Call:905-576-2116

5 trailer tires, 5 bolt, 8” rim, Fat Boys, $50each; 2-6 bolt Chevy rims, 10” wide, $20each. Call: 905-725-0095

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Shuffleboard, 24”x12” with rocks, $500 obo;Cobra 40 channel 2 way portable CB radios,$150 both obo. Call: 905-728-2197Fisher woodstove, heats up to 2000 sq ft,$375; maple chairs, table $360, white stormdoor $35, double stroller $100. Call: 905-576-6595Knitting machine, never been used, allattachments. Call: 705-799-6366Brand new snow tires on Chevette rims, bal-anced, P155-80 13” $150 obo; scuba wet suitwith regulator, best offer. Call: 905-721-2803Folding large dog kennel, paid $240, $125obo like new; chrome oil pan, 35p smallblock $30 obo; tach, 4,6,8 cyl $40 obo. Call:905-436-3132

King size waterbed mattress, motionless,with heater, $50. Call: 905-579-6323

Trisha Romance prints, framed, “Dusk”$400; “White Christmas” $900; stereo withradio, record, 8 track, many tapes, $25. Call:905-728-1528

Snowboard with double ratchet, Static bind-ings and Exo Sorel snowboard boots, size 9men’s, used one season, asking $200 obo.Call: 905-986-0913

Canadian stamp collection, 1900-2000; 3/4length fur coat, size 12/14 $100; pine spicerack, 27x17x5 $15; car ramp, heavy duty$15. Call: 905-432-6083

Trish Romance prints, “Winter Garden”unframed $1400; “Taking Turns” framed$900; Christine Marshall “Grey Wolf”unframed $400. Call: 905-434-3785

Duncan kiln, many molds, kiln furniture,cones, slip, ceramic accessories, all for$200. Call: 905-436-9935

3 piece oak wall unit $1200; loveseat & sofa$200; oak cocktail and end table $125; arearugs $100 ea. Call: 905-579-8179

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1992 Chev Astro van with wheelchair lift onside of van, suitable for small person, low km,very good condition, bo. Call: 905-683-4166Colonial style chesterfield, swivel rockingchair, very good condition, asking $125 obo.Call: 905-728-3770Noma snowblower, new $100; Beaumarkwasher, Hotpoint dryer, good condition,$100 for pair. Call: 905-987-5050Carpet, 14x20, light green berber, $150.Call: 905-655-55541988 Olds Delta 88 Royale Brougham, 3.8V6, loaded, grey with velour interior,180,000 km, asking $2,500 as is, $3000cert/emission. Call: 905-432-2258Conestoga woodstove $400; mag rims Z24$100; women’s size 14, men’s small skijackets $25; men’s ski boots $25. Call: 905-983-9250Snowboard, 145 with bindings, good condi-tion, asking $100; 2 pair Everlast boxinggloves, like new, asking $25. Call: 905-983-5405Puppy, golden retriever/collie, housebroken,$150; 1991 Skidoo Formula Plus 500, ask-ing $2,000. Call: 905-352-2047Telephone bench, dining room tablecloths,china, ladies’ watch, necklace, older mir-ror/brush set, living room chair, ladiesgloves. Call: 905-623-5749Playstation 2, not opened, with receipt,$800 obo. Call: 905-668-0481Jeep CJ7 parking out, lots of new parts,frame sandblasted and painted, rebuilttrans, strong motor, all must go. Call: 905-797-2417Drapes, dusty rose, pinch pleated 36x90,each panel $100; light oak railings, spindlesincluding hardware, $200 obo. Call: 905-579-3422Thomas organ, with bench, A1 shape, ask-ing $250. Call: 905-725-9390Panasonic palmcorder, includes batteries,cassettes and bag; Canon Powershot $550;digital camera with all accessories $200obo. Call: 905-571-0682Cross country skis, 2 pair, waxless, 600, likenew. Call: 905-725-4526Organ, Conn Caprice model 427, 6 coursebooks, service manual, blonde wood 44”wide, nice tone, $250 obo. Call: 905-728-2024Pine blanket box, drop leaf table, antiqueoak wall telephone, converted; sleigh, milkstool, oak grandmother clock circa 1790,brass face. Call: 705-786-262018 cu ft fridge, good condition; dishes, mats,double quilt, cooking pots. Call: 905-725-5306Quality stereo equipment, Dolby surround-sound Pro-logic decoder $75; Yamaha MX-35 2/4 channel Dual mode power amp, 40watt $100. Call: 90-579-8005Ladies diamond engagement ring, appraisedat $8400, paid $6500, will sacrifice for $4000,1.31 carat. Call: 905-728-1287Gate leg table, antique pressed back rock-ing chair, 2 children’s rocking chairs. Call:905-723-91151967 Plymouth Fury, 4 door, $1900 obo;kitchen cabinets 6’ & 2’ plus counter $100;sink $10. Call: 905-655-8079 morningsTrailers, 16x6x6, 4x8; 67 Chev Wagon; 87propane wagon, trade for cube van. Call:613-475-4736Fireplace doors for Woodburning fireplace,33x25, paid $525, asking $200; boys’ 20”mountain bike, excellent condition, $50.Call: 905-434-60133 wheel handicap scooter, A1 condition, 2new batteries, $750. Call: 905-723-1707

Captain’s twin bed, brown 3 drawers, book-case headboard, excellent condition, asking$125. Call: 905-404-18491989 Ford EFI, rebuilt, low km and tranny$475 obo; Pioneer 10 in subs $150 obo;ProPlus subs, amp, 10 in $225 obo. Call:705-786-2639Microwave $30; older sewing machine $50;blue lamp $30; meat slicer $30; orangechair $45; older 22 cu ft freezer. Call: 905-668-6339Health Ryder exerciser, like new $150; PC486 monitor and keyboard, Win 95 $230obo; ladies skis, boots, poles $100. Call:705-799-5164Ski-boose, needs new seat $150 obo; singlebed, no mattress $25. Call: 905-723-5921Table 36x48 with 12” leaf, woodgrain/chrome,4 chairs, asking $100; electric typewriter, ask-ing $75. Call: 905-723-8735 after 5 pmSolid oak barstool table, 2 swivel chairs,paid $1200 2 years ago, moved, no room,beautiful set, asking $600 obo. Call: 905-623-0061Sabre lawn tractor by John Deere, 2000model, 20 hp, 46” cut, brand new, neverused, $3200 firm. Call: 905-576-6884Cherished teddies figures, Boyd’s bears, allolder pieces. Call: 905-723-7229Fibreglass truck cap, blue, sliding windows;Honda 750 cc; TV antenna, 4 poles high;1986 Toyota Tercel; oil tank. Call: 905-666-9539Mastercraft 2 speed band saw, 1 year old,paid $200, asking $150, used about 10times. Call: 705-374-4361Truck cap, aluminum, roof racks 8x6x2 $200obo; Coleman big boy cooler, 33x16x13 1/2$50 obo; trolling plate for outboard $40 obo.Call: 905-623-7679Tires 235-75R 15 Sport King radials, verygood shape, 4, asking $100 obo. Call: 905-697-8423Brown aluminum door, good condition 351/4x80, $35. Call: 905-576-80111997 32’ Terry Trailer, 14’ tipout, masterbdrm, bunks, microwave, stereo, large deck,awning, shed, Crowe Lake, asking $21,500.Call: 905-623-69621987 Chev 400 auto trans $250; dryer $50;Chev half-ton box, tailgate, rollbar, taillightharness, $200. Call: 905-655-72611 year old gas stove, sacrifice at $700. Call:905-579-4751Sliding glass doors 60x79, alum. framew/screen $50; 1975 Caddy engine andtrans, 500 cu in, low mileage $250. Call:905-983-8197Scrapping 1988 Jimmy with 2.8, 4 wheeldrive; Laguna front clip for 1973 Chevelle$150; Ford 4 spd trans with OD, standard.Call: 905-983-5428OMC SST II propeller, 13x19 stainlesssteel, like new $200; Mercury outboardparts 70s-80s 3.9 hp to 115 hp, 5 gal tanks.Call: 905-623-480714’ alum. boat, new trailer, 25 hp Evinrude,older model, just broken in, stored 14 yrs,like new $2300 firm, extras included. Call:905-579-3569Sears portable typewriter, like new $50;Vivitar instant slide printer $100; Honeywellflash $50; Polaroid instant camera $50. Call:905-576-3589Computer, KG-2 350 complete, 17” monitor,64MB, 56K modem $800; Palm IIIe $100;medium size dog carrier $40. Call: 905-433-0393Standard size bathtub, like new, white $50;Dashwood vinyl window, never used, 463/4wx35”h $75. Call: 905-665-0700Bunkbeds, red metal frames with mattress-es, all in good condition, $250 obo. Call:905-987-3781



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Barbell and bench press set, 16 weights,like new. Call: 905-721-1826Himalayan kittens, blue seal, flame points,m/f, 1st shots, dewormed, vet checked. Call:905-263-4149Fireplace insert w/blower, box 16x22x25,glass door, exterior covers 32x44, chimneyelbow, 6” flue $300 obo. Call: 905-433-0330Utility trailer, aluminum door, windows, cop-per pipe 3/4”, 1”, 2”. Call: 905-434-75381988 Skidoo Safari, 377 cc, good condition,electric start, low km, $1000. Call: 705-324-1883Girls skates, size 2, used only once, $20;chimney cap, $14. Call: 905-728-57058x4 insulated ice hut with sleigh $125; 4x6trailer $125; metal bunkbeds $125 or tradefor single mates bed. Call: 905-668-20361968 Camaro race car or pro street, nomotor or trans, very good condition, mustsee. Call: 905-986-0830 after 3 pmSnowmobiles, 80 John Deere, $500; 97 440Panther Arctic Cat $4000; 3 new black hel-mets $50 ea.; man’s 2-piece L Choko lightsuite $75. Call: 905-434-7774Display case, 5 glass framed panels, 45 1/2in by 22 in, $25. Call: 905-728-14471995 Yamaha VMAX 600 DX 2 up longtrack, mint shape, reverse, 6250 km, withgalvanized double bed trailer, $4700. Call:905-432-5345Fireplace screen with glass doors, polishedbrass, very clean $75; running boards off1992 4 door Blazer, excellent condition,$50. Call: 905-697-1967Snowblower, Craftsman 8 hp electric start,dual stage, 25”, 6 speed, forward, 2 speedreverse, $250 with owners manual andchains. Call: 905-723-6472Surface mount storm window $49; newinsert air blower never used $105; exercisepower rider $85; table saw $65. Call: 905-623-2752Ty Beanie Babies; commode chair, fits overtoilet or tub, self standing. Call: 905-725-77101987 Pontiac 6000 SE $800 obo; auto, goodtires, needs body work, emission tested,220,000 km drives well, as is. Call: 905-576-9858

Kenmore 18 cut ft. fridge and stove, almond,good condition $500 pair; Craftsman 10”radial arm saw, warbler dado set $600. Call:905-434-5059Entertainment unit with bar, 7’4”-5’11” $300;coffee end tables $150; portable dishwash-er like new $300. Call: 905-728-5532Brand new Huffy adjustable basketball poleand ball $100. Call: 905-432-0033Heritage fireplace insert, brass accents$550; Sears Kenmore HD extra capacitydryer $99; Clearnet Sanyo 4000 cell phone$85. Call: 905-721-2772Medium oak 9 piece dining suite, burgundyvelour seats, $1500; brown cane ceiling fan,52” $50; brass trim ceiling fixtures. Call: 705-277-96372 tires, used, good shape, Uniroyal P225/75-R15, $20 ea.; pair used skis/poles 68.5 in.Dynastar ladies, $20. Call: 905-728-6539Cleanbuster, new; milk bottles; antique meatgrinder. Call: 905-728-2601Fishfinder, Apelco Raytheon, new in box$200; snow shoes, men’s $$40; bass spin-ner, baits, 21 in box $30; sage custom builtfly rod, 9 ft, $250. Call: 905-728-4287Men’s skates, Mega Air 70, tuck blade, size10.5 $50 obo; Trawler 3 person inflatableboat, motor, new in box $200 obo. Call: 905-728-42871990 Plymouth Sundance, new paint, auto,4 door, 4 cyl, pb, ps; truck cap, fullsize ChevFord/Dodge, low price. Call: 905-723-6988Sectional sofa, apartment size, green, excel-lent condition, $300. Call: 905-433-7938Ski package, K2-170 cm, Solomon bind-ings, Nordica boots size 7 1/2 includespoles, excellent condition, seldom used,asking $120 complete. Call: 905-725-58805 piece Pearl drum kit, excellent condition,Sabian cymbals, stool, kit bag, paid $1000six months ago, asking $800. Call: 905-623-4454 or 905-725-9628Dining room suite, black granite table withmatching buffet, 6 black lacquer chairs, paid$9850, asking $3750. Call: 905-666-94631989 Royal Classic 28 ft 460 Fordmotorhome, excellent condition, 98,000 km,loaded, $21,900 certified. Call: 905-576-59671998 Polaris Indy 500, reverse, mirrors,electric fuel gauge, cover, 1350 mi $5200obo; 1998 Northtrail trailer, spare, asking$1000. Call: 905-885-2373

Pool table (not slate) with accessories,$300; Sevylor Ski Biscuit $50. Call: 905-725-5043Sanyo electronic register $100; portablesnowplow light $65; 10’ brown canvasawning $225; 31x42 drafting table, acces-sories $150. Call: 905-728-68361980 Moto Ski Futura, liquid cooled, electricstart, 1335 mi, excellent condition, cover,carbides, belts, stored inside 6 years, oil inj.Call: 905-668-6328

Radio Shack keyboard, 61 fullsize keys, 128rhythms, comes complete, bench, stand,foot pedal, boxed, new condition $350. Call:905-725-92775 hp Snow Flite snowblower, single stage,good condition, $200 obo. Call: 705-786-03171989 Ford F150 XLT, 5 spd o/d, 5L f/I,197,000km, 12,000 km on engine; newparts, loaded, $5500 cert, e-tested. Call:905-434-8216



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Crager SS mag wheels, 1 pair, very goodshape, 7”x15”, 5 stud plus lug nuts, $125.Call: 905-436-9916RCA Victor stereo, AM/FM record player,floor model, $50; wedding dress, ivory, fulllength, size 8-10 $175. Call: 905-668-51981970 Monte Carlo, new panels and floorswelded in, new interior, lots of extra parts,no motor, $2000 obo. Call: 905-987-3073Clearnet cell phone, includes jacket andrecharger, paid $194 new, sell for $55. Call:905-571-040830” electric stove, excellent condition, $75obo. Call: 905-623-6470Romance prints, framed, 1990 Heart toHeart $375; 1991 Yellow Ribbons $370;1987 The Pathway $950; unframed WinterRetreat $325. Call: 905-983-58431989 Ford Aerostar, runs well, needs wind-shield and bodywork, as is $550. Call: 905-683-56761998 GMC Envoy, leather, sunroof, 49,000km, pewter, 2 tone grey interior, many extras,excellent condition. Call: 905-666-87774 tires, good condition, P225/60R16 $100.Call: 905-436-7705Storm screen door, black, 82”x33”, rightside hinge, like new, $300. Call: 905-579-1559Older model Silverwood ice cream freezer,with flip up lids, working condition, asking$200 obo. Call: 905-725-5153Washer $225, dryer $125, built-in dish-washer $145., almond stove $125., all inexcellent condition. Call: 728-9203

3.8L V6 out of 1989 Buick; GE stove withmicrowave over top, almond, 12 years old,works excellent. Call: 905-571-44715 hp snowblower, works; large leatherChoko snowsuit, A/C colours; 1997 PolarisUltra Xtra 12, rev, 2800 mi; 18 ft fiberglassboat, trades. Call: 905-576-0660Stove, 30” white, Frigidaire, easy clean,excellent condition, $350. Call: 905-576-93161987 and 1994 Yamaha Bravo snowmo-biles, selling pair $2800 or will separate;Kitchenaid portable dishwasher, excellentcondition, $300. Call: 905-986-5457Cobra Gravity back irons, 3 GW like new,Golfsmith irons 2 PW, Izzo Delight Stand, bagused twice. Call: 905-373-1649 after 5 pm

Nintendo 64 games, Playstation games.Call: 905-987-34794 drawer file cabinet $50; aromatherapy kit$15;p felt top card table, 2 chairs $40; dou-ble bookcase bed $10. Call: 905-725-1668Washer/dryer, $100 pair, pump in washerleaks, obo. Call: 905-839-90681979 5500 Blizzard $950 obo; 1981 4500Citation $1150 obo; double bed snowmobiletrailer $450 obo, deal on package. Call: 905-579-595314K ladies diamond engagement ring, cen-tre stone, 14 stones each side of band,appraised $2,000, asking $700. Call: 905-723-7448.Table saw, 8” $150; bar stools, black vinyl$20; ladies roller blades, size 5, boys size 9;green rug, new, 12x15, $150. Call: 905-723-7196

Solid maple crib, change table, mattress,$175. Call: 905-404-2188White couch and chair, like new, $500 pair.Call: 905-434-7106Fisher Price children’s racetrack, 2 cars,$30; hand-made collector bears, turn old furinto a great Christmas present! Call: 905-697-0982Minolta Xtreem camera, Advantix film,panoramic pictures, slightly used, originalpackaging, new cost $110, asking $40. Call:905-571-7557 shift #1Judo outfits; double stainless kitchen sink;new Sony Sports Walkman; 2 pc diving suit;455 Olds engine/trans; queen waterbed;microwave; bumpers. Call: 905-728-44811994 Arctic Cat ZR700 low miles, new belts,carbides, cover, excellent condition, $3700.Call: 905-579-6457Golden Retriever puppies, purebred, vetchecked, 1st shots, dewormed, home-raised, $400. Call: 905-377-9015Pair of snow tires, on GM rims, used oneweek, P185-80RB, $80. Call: 705-292-8478Moffat electric stove, almond, black front,excellent condition $125. Call: 905-426-4943 after 6 pmMen’s size 11 skates, CCM Tacks, brandnew; dark pine bunk beds, like new; slidingglass doors, mahogany beveled glass. Call:905-655-595830” stove plus matching hood $75; dishwash-er, use as portable or built-in, $50; all gold,clean, good condition. Call: 905-725-6915Aquarium, 55 gal, stand, 1 year old, com-plete with filter, heater, accessories, likenew, $195. Call: 905-432-20323 pc. ivory wall unit, bar compartment lights,holds 26” TV, $125 obo, excellent shape.Call: 905-436-0514



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Blue Ox towbar, base plates from 1998Saturn $200; GM bra for 1998 Saturn, usedtwice, $70. Call: 905-404-8355New auto-meter, 5” monster tachometerwith shift light, asking $200. Call: 905-263-88921990 Berretta 5 spd, std, high km, goodshape, $1000; 1988 Olds Calais $700; 1980VW Rabbit, diesel, for parts $150. Call: 905-985-77201980 9500 Blizzard $800 obo; 6x16 tandemcar trailer, surge brakes, winch, beaver tailcar ramps, steel floor $2500 obo. Call: 905-579-9063Aluminum front window 8 ftx4 ft installed in1988, good condition, brown, bottom sliderswith screens, all inside mahogany trim. Call:905-985-0184 or 905-728-6165Electric guitar with amp, stand, case $300;10,000 BTU air conditioner $100; child’sguitar $30. Call: 905-430-86171999 Pontiac GrandAm GT, fully loaded,30382 km, 2 door, 3L, auto, air, power sun-roof, asking $17,795. Call: 905-723-7620Washer, Hotpoint, excellent condition,matching dryer, $150 for both; skeet groundthrower, manual, 2 hand thrower, $50. Call:905-435-0111Canvas oil painting; leather ladies coat/jack-et $40 & $20; brand new roller blades,ladies size 7 $20; double mattress and boxspring $50. Call: 905-725-8980Electric water heater $100; electric furnace$100; Kenmore washer/dryer $150; all goodworking condition. Call: 905-571-2253 after5 pm

Electric wood turning lathe, all 8 chisels,$250 obo. Call: 905-623-6880Solid oak 9 pc dining set $750 was $1500;queen sofabed $60; stained glass $80;leather jacket, size 20; coffeemaker, both$50. Call: 905-723-1683Crosley propane range 30”, free standing,no hydro needed; large airtight woodstove.Call: 905-263-20892 Arctic Cat Lynx, 1992, $2100 each; paint-ball kit $175; go karts, Sodikart 98 Yamahapackage $4000, Honda package $2600.Call: 905-263-2286Air hockey table $250; 14’ aluminum boat$250; 10 laying hens, free. Call: 905-655-4107

Weight bench and weights $125; fridge andstove $75; mountain bike $75; old radio,comics, 200 year old parchment document$100. Call: 905-987-3042

1992 Cavalier, AM-FM-cass, 3.1 V6186,000 km, new water pump, exhaust,alternator, belt, good condition, cert.$3,700. Call: 905-433-0330

Motor parts for 2.3 Q 4 88 Olds & trans;motor/trans parts 1985 Golf; rotors, drumsfor S10; 185-80-13 tires. Call: 905-725-6072

Complete propane system for carburetedvehicles, like new; assorted auto trans forrwd & fwd; alternators, starters. Call: 905-725-7249

Free, 30” range, green, good condition,needs bottom oven element. Call: 905-723-7229

Customized grille for fullsize 1994-98 Chevtruck; wooden door 34x80 with frame; 2panel sliding glass shower doors, 29 1/2 x54. Call: 905-623-4288

Stove; sewing machine. Call: 905-725-2728

Step 2 combo climber and slide, usedindoors only, $45; Little Tykes table andchairs $15; Little Tykes blackboard $20.Call: 905-579-2036

1986 Grand Prix, as is, $500, good engine,3.8, new parts, good winter beater. Call:905-438-0314

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Electric water heater, 1997, 40 gal, asking$125. Call: 905-576-5429

1999 Polaris Indy Trail Touring, mint, 160orig. mi, electric start, reverse, handle gripwarmers, mirrors, bought Jan. 99, storedindoors, $5600 firm. Call: 905-623-6495

1979 Camaro, 1980 Malibu, both with trickparts, sell whole or parts; 1981 Cutlass withbuckets; 1995 Birel race kart. Call: 905-697-8582

27” Zenith television, excellent condition,$120. Call: 905-728-6804

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Polaris Indy snowsuit, large; 1999 PolarisXC-500 1069 mi, mint; 1986 Chev Sierra4x4, loaded, mint; 1 1/2 storey house besidequiet park. Call: 905-576-0660

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1987 GMC half-ton pickup, 140,000 km, fuelinjected, 350 engine, 400 trans, good tires,$1100 as is; insulated pad for under wood-stove. Call: 905-986-5465

5 hp snowblower, Mastercraft, 2 stage,good condition, $400 obo. Call: 905-623-0173

Sliding door, double insulated, 80x72, com-plete $200; aluminum storm windows58x28, 33 1/2x 63 1/2, $10 each; Devilbissspray gun $65; torque meter $50. Call: 905-728-9834

Kenmore heavy duty dryer $50; Searsbrown microwave $75; Singer sewingmachine $100; 32x80 RH 1 light exteriorcedar door $120. Call: 905-579-1340

1964-72 El Camino parts, doors, tailgates,taillights, chrome trim; passenger door for90-94 Cavalier;

doors for Cutlass/Monte Carlo/Firebird,from Texas. Call: 905-986-5465

York gym set with weights, 1.5L Hondamotor; speed reading kit; skateboard;Kohler porcelain double sink taps; judo suit.Call: 905-723-8220Single bed, headboard, mattress, like new$300; wheelchair, paid $2500 asking $800;exterior wood doors, 80x32, 82x34, asking$50 each. Call: 905-571-5068Trampoline, 13 foot, excellent condition,$250. Call: 905-623-8648

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Power ice auger, any condition. Call:905-728-9626Good used sickle mower or D&R type self-propelled weed cutter, $600 max. Call: 905-986-1426 after 4 pm220 volt arc welder. Call: 905-665-1075Snowmobile sleigh or cutter. Call: 705-652-16171970 to 1974 Barracuda or Challengerparts, parts cars, or unfinished projects.Called: 705-277-3612 Bethany after 6 pmOld fishing tackle and reels. Call: 905-697-18801991 Red Firebird, V6, excellent condition,loaded, grey interior, auto, 194,000 km, JVCCD player, certified $6,000 obo. Call: 905-623-2849

5th wheel trailer hitch, prefer double pivot.Call: 705-738-4859

305 5L engine or higher for a 1986TransAm, reasonable. Call: 905-697-0338or 905-429-0275

Gibbard dresser and mirror or bureau,mahogany or cherry in burgundy colour,with or without pediment, must be labeled.Call: 905-623-4003

Fender, Gibson or Epiphone guitar andamp; also 1994-1996 Impala SS. Call: 905-576-7051

Small bar fridge. Call: 905-352-2047

Supro guitar from the 60s, solid bodyLexington model with sunburst finished,traded mine at Alto music years ago. Call:705-799-6843

Old Scouting books, uniforms, pins,badges, jewelry, any other items; Girl Guidepins, badges, books. Call: 905-427-9925

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14hp or 18 hp Briggs & Stratton motor forlawn mower. Call: 705-324-3589

Car toys, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Corgi,Dinky, Lesney, Sizzlers, Topper, model kits,car magazines, brochures, anything onwheels. Call: 905-263-2661

1991 Ford Ranger 4x4 for parts or as is;1990 Aerostar; 1982-84 Olds 98; snow plowfor small truck. Call: 905-571-4471

1976 Yamaha DT 400 Enduro motorcyclefor parts, any condition. Call: 905-571-0721



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Auto Workers Community Credit Union

Every once in a while I hear the accusationthat credit unions in general, or specifical-ly our Credit Union “is becoming just like abank.” I’d like to take these few minutes Ihave to explain why I think this is a mis-

take.There is no doubt that on the surface there are

a lot of similarities:The banks have chequing accounts — we have

chequing accounts; The banks have personal loans— we have personal loans; We have mortgages —the banks have mortgages; We sell Mutual Funds —the banks sell Mutual Funds.

While the features and prices may differ, there isreally not a lot of difference in the products offered.However, it should be mentioned that in Canada,Credit Unions were the first to offer: ConsumerLoans... Ethical Mutual Funds... Daily InterestSavings Accounts... Flexible Mortgage PaymentOptions... On-Line Automated Banking Machines...No-Fee RRSPs... Personal Lines of Credit... DebitCards... Payroll Deductions... Loan Insurance andTransactions by Satellite.

Credit Unions also look to the providing of serv-ice as one of the most important functions of aFinancial Institution. Banks have closed nearly halfof their retail branches in 69 rural communitiesacross Canada over the past decade. The big banksare keen to trim the number of traditional bankbranches they operate, moving to Kiosks and moreprofitable ways of delivering service to their cus-tomers. Last fall for example, a review of its opera-tions led the Bank of Montreal to plan the closureof 120 branches on top of the 55 already closed.This year they sold 64 branches to credit unions inrural communities in Western Canada.

The Auto Workers Credit Union was founded inApril 1938 by and for Auto Workers.

Over the years our Membership base hasexpanded to include anyone living or working with-in the Region of Durham.

Our presence in the community since 1938allowed working people in Oshawa access to per-sonal loans not provided by banks at the time.These loans bonded the individual to our commu-nity and provided a stable work force for GeneralMotors and the feeder plants.

In the year 2000 the Auto Workers CommunityCredit Union distributed $1.6 million in PatronageShares... and $1.4 million in returned ShareCapital... and for the fourth year in a row, have notincreased service charges.

All of these components: Loans for consumergoods... Mortgages to purchase local properties...Present employee level at 60 staff... Amount ofrebate/returns to be spent in the community... Ourcommunity support for various charitable organiza-tions.

The Ecumenical coalition of the United,Presbyterian, Lutheran, Anglican and RomanCatholic Churches in their Jubilee Document issuedto celebrate the new Millennium, recommendedthat parishes switch their accounts to Credit Unionsand that they urge parishioners to do the same.

In a recent United Church publication, edited bythe former Moderator, entitled “God And TheEconomy,” space is provided lauding the efforts ofcredit unions noting that: (and I quote): “...individ-ual Christian and faith communities should pro-mote social justice in our economic activity by join-ing a Credit Union as an act of faithful discipleship.”

Over the years Unions and Federations ofLabour have endorsed resolutions in support ofCredit Unions. And many Unions and individualunion members are not only Credit Union Membersbut are also volunteers on the Board andCommittees of local Credit Unions — ours being noexception.

WHY THESE ENDORSEMENTS? It’s notbecause of rates paid or products offered; it’sbecause we are different! Not for Profit... Not forCharity... But for Service... has long been the mottoof Credit Unions and is still relevant today.

Different? — Yes we are very different. I men-tioned earlier that we have 60 employees.—Unlike the banks we don’t reduce the full time to

part time and then lay off the part time employ-ees. (1,700 jobs have been lost in the bankingindustry this year alone).

—We don’t eliminate medical and dental benefitsto staff.

—We don’t use automation and technology toreduce jobs, ...but instead, use it to improve thequality of work, eliminate repetitive drudgerywork and provide expanded Member Service.

—Rather than a few of Canada’s economic elitegathering together for a quarterly Board meet-ing, more than 3,000 Ontarians participate asvolunteers on Credit Union Board andCommittees across Ontario, and do so on at leasta monthly basis....And that’s because Credit Unions are financial

service co-operatives owned and democraticallycontrolled by the people they serve, — theirMembers.

Credit Unions are organized by ordinary work-ing people to serve the needs of ordinary people.

Go to a bank and ask for a loan under $3,000.They will tell you to put it on your MasterCard orVISA because these are “nuisance loans.”

A recent study by Deloitte Consulting askingwhat consumers want from their financial servicesinstitution indicated they wanted personal attentionand responsive service. Try getting this at your localbank where you are forced out of the teller line andinto the automated banking line.

I just heard this morning that the Royal Bank iseliminating free banking for seniors and will belevying a charge to cash pension cheques. This is todiscourage the elderly and poor who are not highprofit customers.

We have never charged for regular cheque cash-ing for seniors and don’t plan to do so in the future.In addition we offer free cheque cashing to those onsocial assistance in conjunction with CornerStoneCommunity Association.

Some years ago when mortgage rates were sky-rocketing, our Credit Union was forced to chargeclose to the rate of our competition — But when therates began to decline we voluntarily reduced therates of the highest mortgages. We did this notbecause of some pressure from the Membership,but simply because it was the right thing to do — it’spart of the stuff a Credit Union Board of Directors ismade of. I would challenge any bank to match thislevel of concern for their ordinary customers.

Our Credit Union acts as a good corporate citi-zen: we donated land at the north of our property inorder that the City could expand Bond Street... wepurchased City Debentures when requested to do soby the City in the early 1970s... We pay our taxesand provide job security and stability for our work-force... We will continue to be good corporate citi-zens and would like to work with the City in orderto become an equal financial citizen with the banksin the City of Oshawa.

In conclusion – NO, I don’t think we arebecoming a bank. We are cut from a different clothaltogether. And, frankly, we don’t want or need to bea bank. What we can be is the best provider of co-operative financial services that we can be. And... analternative to the banks.

Excerpts From A Speech Given At the CAW HallOn Credit Union Day By Don Nicholls, General Manager

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T he salespeople from Baron’s will beat the Union Hall on Friday, Decem-ber 15, 2000 from 8:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m..

I’d like to congratulate DaveRenaud on the successful establishment ofthe CAW Durham Regional EnvironmentCouncil. I encourage all of our members toparticipate, as our next meeting is Sunday,November 26, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. here at theUnion Hall.

I was sorry to hear about the passingaway of friend and co-worker Walter Ellis.My condolences go out to his family.

We are re-introducing the popular Pre-

Retirement Course. These classes are verywell attended, so if you are interested intaking them contact Marlene at the UnionHall, 723-1187 or toll-free 1-800-465-5458.

Our last issue of the Oshaworker hadeverybody’s Union Card as part of the frontcover, active and retired alike. If someonedid not receive their card, or accidentallyrecycled it, make sure you contact theUnion Hall so your card can be re-issued. Imust remind everyone that this is a three-year card, and it can be laminated free ofcost at Orion Studios, located at 17 JohnStreet West in Oshawa.

We will continue to sell the smokedpacific salmon for $15 to support the B.C.fishing arm of our Union. Just phone theUnion Hall to put your name on the list.

In conclusion, as we look forward to thewarmth and good feelings brought about bythe oncoming Holiday Season, let us take amoment in our recollections to rememberthose we honoured on November 11th.Dawn and our family wish all the best toour members and their families.�

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FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORTUnion Rings On SaleDecember 15thUnion Rings On SaleDecember 15th

ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE CAW LOCAL 222 HALL – 1425 PHILLIP MURRAY AVENUE.

The GENERAL MEMBERSHIP meetingis held the first Thursday of every monthat 7:30 p.m. except July & August

The GENERAL MOTORS UNIT meetingis held the third Thursday of every monthat 7:30 p.m. except July & August

CAW FAMILY AUXILIARY meetingsare held the first & third Tuesday of every monthat 8:00 p.m. except July & August

The RETIREES’ CHAPTER meetingis held the first Monday of every monthat 1:00 p.m. exceptJuly & August

The OSHAWA AREASKILLED TRADESCOUNCIL meetingis held the fourth Thursdayof every monthat 4:00 p.m. exceptJune, July, Augustand December

LOCAL 222MEETINGS