Topic: Ken Lewenza
Quotes
He's obviously blackmailing the Canadian government for Canadian jobs and he's obviously blackmailing the Canadian Auto Workers
Chrysler warns of Canada pull-out Mar 12, 2009
Our objective coming into these negotiations was to minimize the pain felt by our members and their families, while ensuring that General Motors was well positioned to receive government assistance to remain viable
CAW says has deal with GM Mar 08, 2009
When you include our productivity, when you include some of the advantages we have in Canada, we're in pretty good shape, but that doesn't stop the fact that you have to watch what people are doing throughout the world
Canadian auto union mulls compromise Dec 22, 2008
This isn't about wages and benefits of workers. We could work for nothing and we wouldn't sell another vehicle
Canada readies auto bailout package Dec 20, 2008
They'll understand that workers that make $11.25 an hour are entitled to make decent wages and decent benefits,
Supplier strike shuts down Chrysler plant Feb 29, 2008
Ken Lewenza, Jr. (b. 1971 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a former city councilor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, representing the city's Ward 4 in east Windsor. He was first elected in 2003, and reelected in 2006. Ken was unsuccessful in an October 26th, 2010 reelection bid, his term expiring on November 30, 2010.
Lewenza had been a Chrysler Canada employee for 12 years and is currently a Workplace Trainer in a joint program of the Canadian Auto Workers Union and Chrysler, LLC. Councilor Lewenza is also Chairperson of the CAW Education Committee and a member of the Executive Board, CAW Local 444. He has taught a Labour Studies Certificate program, a joint program of the Canadian Auto Workers Union and McMaster University. Lewenza is the publisher of an alternative newspaper called The Scoop (circulation 20,000 per month) and is involved in many social justice issues in the community. He also volunteers with Big Brothers of Windsor and Essex County, and the United Way of Windsor-Essex County.
Lewenza's father, Ken Lewenza, Sr., is the National President of the Canadian Auto Workers, having been acclaimed at the national convention on September 6, 2008. He was previously the president of CAW Local 444 in Windsor, Ontario.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ken Lewenza."