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Sam Gindin on concessionary bargaining in the auto industry

December 4, 2005
| Sam Gindin worked for the Canadian Autoworkers Union for decades. He talks about the concessionary demands being made by corporations in the auto industry and how workers can respond.

15:27 minutes (14.15 MB)
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Crisis in the Canadian Auto Workers Union

April 30, 2007
| According to Sam Gindin, the CAW has lost its militancy and is disconnected from broader social movements and this reflects an overall crisis in the union movement.

12:05 minutes (11.07 MB)
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CAW signs no-strike deal with Magna auto parts

November 5, 2007
| The Framework of Fairness Agreement between the Canadian Auto Workers and Magna International means workers can't strike and they can't have shop stewards.

17:56 minutes (16.43 MB)
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Bailing out GM, Ford and Chrysler

November 23, 2008
| Sam Gindin says governments should be taking this opportunity to radically re-think the auto sector.

12:55 minutes (23.65 MB)
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Pensions and the economic crisis

September 2, 2009
| The corporate elite is calling for an end to retirement as we know it saying we can't afford the pensions. Sam Gindin disagrees.

16:43 minutes (15.31 MB)