CAW Local 200
Encyclopedia
CAW Local 200 is a local union
of the Canadian Auto Workers
union (CAW). It represents workers in Windsor, Ontario
at three Ford of Canada engine plants
(Engine Plant), (Engine Plant), & the Annex/LVL/3-Valve, and one Nemak aluminum casting plant (Aluminum Plant).
Local union
A local union, often shortened to local, in North America, or a union branch in the United Kingdom and other countries is a locally-based trade union organization which forms part of a larger, usually national, union.Local branches are organized to represent the union's members from a particular...
of the Canadian Auto Workers
Canadian Auto Workers
The Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
union (CAW). It represents workers in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
at three Ford of Canada engine plants
(Engine Plant), (Engine Plant), & the Annex/LVL/3-Valve, and one Nemak aluminum casting plant (Aluminum Plant).
Presidents
- Roy England
- Jack Taylor
- Charlie McDonald
- Vic White
- Herb Kelly
- Hank Renaud
- Steve Harris
- Ray Wakeman
- Frank McAnally
- Alex Keeney
- Mike Vince ( - January 1, 2010)
- Dan Cassady (January 2, 2010 - )
Collective Bargaining Gains
- 1940s - Paid Vacation, Union Security (Rand FormulaRand formulaIn Canadian labour law, the Rand formula is a workplace situation where the payment of trade union dues is mandatory regardless of the worker's union status...
), Paid Holidays, COLA (Cost of Living AllowanceCost-of-living indexCost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a cost of living index. Cost of living calculations are also used to compare the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living in different geographic areas...
), Job Postings, Grievance Procedure, Foreman Working Language, Overtime Premiums, Seniority for Vets. - 1950s - AIF (Annual Improvement Factor), Pensions, Insurance Plan (Medical-Hospital-Surgical), Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB).
- 1960s
- 1970s - Optical & Dental, Health & Safety Committees, Hearing Aids, Pesion - 30 and Out, Paid Personal Holidays, Paid Education Leave (PEL),
- 1980s - Video Display Terminal Protection, Paid Maternity Leave, Childcare, Legal Services Plan, Income Maintenance (Beyond SUB), Union Counsellors, Affirmative Action, Health & Safety Company Wide Co-ordinators, Weekend Worker, Pension Indexation (for future retirees)
- 1990s - Social Justice Fund, Four Day Weekends, Phased Retirement, Same Sex Benefits, Employment Equity Representatives - Women's Advocate, SPA Week, Harassment: Right to Refuse Training, Outsourcing Protection: Work Ownership, Protection from changes to Labour Laws, Union Training Funds, Pension Indexing (All Retirees), Skilled Trades Union Education Fund, Tuition Scholarship, Child Care Subsidy, Retirees Education Fund, Additional SPA Week, Environemental Representation.
- 21st Century - Paramedical Coverage, Indefinite Layoff Protection (Special SUB), Homemaking Serivice and In Home Nursing, New Investment Commitment.