Auto Parts
Over 30,000 CAW members currently work in this independent auto parts sector of our union.(This does not include those who build engines and transmissions for GM and Ford - only those who work for independent suppliers.) Our membership in auto parts has declined significantly in recent years, along with the overall crisis in the parts sector. About half of the overall parts sector remains unionized, however - and it's crucial for the union to maintain at least that level of unionization in the years ahead (including through new organizing, such as the implementation of our Framework for Fairness Agreement at Magna) to protect our bargaining strength.
CAW-represented parts plants reflect a tremendous diversity of products, conditions, and compensation. Members in high-tech sub-assembly operations (such as seat production) have been able to negotiate higher wages and benefits; members in smaller metal or plastics products plants have lower wages.
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