CAW votes to authorize strikes against GM, Ford and Chrysler

The Canadian Auto Workers Union may soon be a thing of the past, but it still has to negotiate one more contract with the Big Three before its planned merger with the Canadian Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. The current deal expires on Sept. 17, so CAW representatives are meeting with the automakers this week in Toronto – and they're coming armed with a strike authorization, according to The Detroit News.

While we can't call the vote unanimous, some 99 per cent of Chrysler union members voted in favour of walking out, with 98 per cent of General Motors workers and 97 per cent of Ford workers authorizing the action if the parties can't come to terms. According to the report, the last CAW strike occurred in 1996.

News Source: The Detroit News