Major Auto
The CAW represents about 24,000 members in the major auto sector, or around 10 percent of our total union. The recent crisis in the industry has led to downsizing and layoffs throughout the facilities of the "Detroit Three" in Canada (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler). When the CAW was formed as an independent Canadian union in 1985, the Major Auto sector accounted for almost half of our total membership; today it accounts for a tenth. This reflects the historic shrinkage in the sector, as well as the beneficial impact of the CAW's mergers and new organizing in other sectors of the union.
The CAW still represents several thousand members at each of the Detroit Three: 8500 at General Motors, around 7600 at Chrysler, and around 7000 at Ford. The CAW's 1850 members at CAMI (the joint venture between General Motors and Suzuki) complete the Major Auto Sector.
- Labour Costs and the Future of North America's Auto Industry - by CAW Economist Jim Stanford, August 2011
- Health Care Trust (General Motors)
- Bargaining Highlights
- What the Auto Industry Means to Your Community
- Auto Restructuring Negotiations 2009
- 2008 CAW/GM Truck Plant Closure
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