The National Living Agreement wasn t written by anyone who ever worked for a living. It was written by attorneys with evasive personality disorders in a convoluted contortion of circumstantial locution with diabolically complicated references to memo-conundrums, unpublished letters, and appendixes riddled with inexplicable double jointness. In other words it has more loopholes than the Happy Hooker s fishnet stockings. It wasn t meant to be understood. It s not complicated.
Every worker can understand solidarity.
When Daimler presented the Canadians with a plan to lay off some shifts and work overtime to meet demand. CAW Local Union President Ken Lewenza said union members would not build a single minivan on overtime. Daimler backed down and reduced the line speed instead of the workforce. Windsor saved 600 jobs. Meanwhile, Yokich is polishing his putz.