Skilled Trades Association, CAW Local 199 St. Catharines (General Motors Unit) | ||||||
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Dear Mr. Grimaldi My name is Joe Luca and I have 20 years of service at General Motors. I have worked production and I have worked skilled trades. It took me approximately 13 years with much persistence and determination to complete my apprenticeship, and now I find myself as well as my team mates laid off. This makes me very unhappy because I hear and read many articles, for example “The Motion” magazine which I received recently stating as usual how well General Motors as a company is doing. I believe our Union Representatives such as Gary Martin and Doug Orr are doing what they can trying to work together with the company in regards to supplemental help, rather than laying off GM workers and bringing in contractors. I’m sure your well aware the quality of work that we as tradesman are proud to do! We’ve proven that in the past. What happened to the Team Concept that GM is always talking about, working together union and company. As you are well aware the age majority of our GM workers at the St. Catharines plant are 45-55 years of age. With no new apprentices in the forecast, who will continue the quality of work and knowledge of the St. Catharines plants that has helped GM reach their goal, which is number 1! I ask you Mr. Grimaldi to please look into the laid off workers, we have families in GM and outside of GM who would like to continue to be a part of GM. Please consider this matter very important to the many laid off skilled trades and their families! Thank you Joe Luca | ||||||
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