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Union approves merger

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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM | Comments: 0

TORONTO -- Canadian Auto Workers delegates have voted unanimously to merge with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, combining two of Canada's largest private-sector unions.

All of the voting delegates voted for the merger at the CAW's constitutional and collective bargaining convention in Toronto. CEP delegates will vote on the proposal when they meet in October.

The new union would represent more than 300,000 workers. Most of the membership would be concentrated in manufacturing, communications and transportation.

Also on Wednesday, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney addressed a persistent complaint of those who put the blame for weak exports squarely on the shoulders of the strong Canadian dollar. The manufacturing sector and auto industry have been particularly hard hit in recent years.

He told CAW delegates Canada's export performance was the second-worst in the G20 over the last decade. He said Canada's poor export performance is two-thirds explained by market structure and one-third by competitiveness. Of the latter, he said, about two-thirds is the currency while the rest is labour costs and productivity.

-- The Canadian Press

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