International, CAW reach labour deal
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (July 15, 2002) — International Truck and Engine and the Canadian Auto Workers union have reached tentative agreement on a new two-year labour contract, ending a strike at the company’s Chatham, Ont., assembly plant.
The tentative new contract covers approximately 645 CAW-represented production and maintenance employees at the factory, which is International’s primary production facility for premium heavy-duty tractors.
The workers, on strike since June 3, are scheduled to vote on the deal today. Until then, no other details will be released, International said.
Production at Chatham has been averaging 39 trucks per day on one shift. During the strike, most of that production was shifted to a plant in Mexico.
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