Do you read your CAW papers?? That's where I get it from. They almost NEVER, EVER complain about import tariffs on those cars. They complain that they don't have the same equal, fair access to the markets as the Koreans/Japanese/Imports do to our markets. (CAW sometimes refers to this as "unfair trade practices") I mean...that's what YOU always complain about too...them "flooding" our market. You never complain about tariffs or taxes. Geez Barrie. At least try to keep your arguments consistent, if possible. Just to indulge you, I went to the CAWs website, hrough their old newsletters. I found this one, in 10 seconds. I'm sure there are many, many, many more, because, like I said, I get this from the CAW themselves. So here's your proof.
CAW CONTACT Newsletter
May 23, 2008
Volume 38, No. 20
1) He (Ken Lewenza) acknowledged the terrible impact job loss is having on the City of Windsor and across the country and connected the job loss to a falling market share for all three auto companies, due to
unfair trade. “It’s not about the worker, his or her benefits or wages, we cannot be expected to compete with third world countries.”
2) http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2008/04/29/5420876-cp.html" A Canadian Auto Workers official who is angry over the job cuts planned by General Motors at its Ontario truck plant says politicians need to "get up off their asses" and end what he calls
unfair trade practices.
CAW Local 222 president Chris Buckley says the federal government allows foreign automakers to flood the market with imports but Canadian companies are shut out of those foreign markets. "
3) New further proof? Here's a
VIDEO of Buzz talking about unfair trade practices and how Japanese markets aren't allowing domestics access to their markets.
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=71254&newsChannel=Autos07Reuters, Nov 21 - The Canadian Auto Workers Union says
unfair trade practices are hurting the North American auto industry.
Union President Buzz Hargrove, speaking at the Reuters Autos Summit in Detroit on Tuesday, says Japan is the biggest offender and that ''
as long as their markets are closed to us surely we should say to them, you can build cars here and you can sell them here but we will not except imports.''
Shall I find more?? That took me all of 5 minutes, and all of it was from the
CAW and their senior members. I don't make this up.
Ok? Good enough?? Concede my greatness. I am right. I have provided proof. (although..I'm just repeating what YOUR union says.) Is it me, or does it seem like I retain what I read/know more about your union than you do? Or are you just obtuse?
