CAW members at Wescast Industries are on the picket line, out on strike since early this morning.
Negotiations began in July, and then in early October the company ordered a final offer vote, which the members rejected by 60 per cent. The CAW has charged that
Wescast did not intend to reach an agreement with the union. Instead from the onset, the company tried to force an offer that failed to secure work or jobs.
In the last set of negotiations, Wescast also ordered a final offer vote, demonstrating what the union calls a serious lack of commitment to labour relations.
The contract offer from Wescast seriously compromised our members’ job security