UPDATE 1TRW reaches deal with striking Canadian workers
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DETROIT, March 4 (Reuters) - TRW Automotive Holdings Corp
(TRW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday with the
Canadian Auto Workers, ending a six-day-old strike that had
idled a Chrysler minivan plant in Ontario.
The union and the auto parts supplier confirmed a deal had
been reached on Tuesday afternoon.
A statement on the Web site of CAW Local 444 told union
members to report for a ratification meeting on Tuesday evening
that would clear the way for Chrysler to resume production of
its all-new minivans by early on Wednesday.
Chrysler spokeswoman Michele Tinson said in a statement
the automaker had asked workers at its Windsor Assembly Plant
to report for the midnight shift. The plant employs about 4,400
hourly workers.
Chrysler plans to resume production of its Chrysler Town %26amp;
Country and Dodge Caravan minivans in Windsor as soon as
Wednesday once the new TRW contract is ratified, Tinson said.
CAW-represented workers at the TRW plant in Windsor,
Ontario walked off the job on Thursday.
The strike at the facility that makes suspension modules
and safety systems forced automaker Chrysler to idle its nearby
minivan plant because of parts shortages.
The work stoppage marked the second time in a week a strike
at an auto supplier had shut down production for one of the
Detroit-based automakers. Continued…
