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• Windsor Star - June 30, 2007 - Canada's auto productivity best in N. America: Report (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 30, 2007 - Canada's economy stalled in April: StatsCan (external link)



• Toronto Star - June 29, 2007 - Workers not rewarded for output gain: Report (external link)



• Detroit News - June 29, 2007 - A GM town fears for its future; As carmakers look overseas to cut costs, workers have to decide how far they will go to try to save jobs in the industrial heartland (external link)



• Associated Press - June 29, 2007 - Newark could layoff 500 to 1,000 workers to reduce deficit (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 29, 2007 - Website tracking lost jobs; Researchers chronicle 'personal disaster' in Windsor CMA (external link)



• CBC - June 29, 2007 - China bolsters labour laws amid slave scandal (external link)



• Reuters - June 28, 2007 - Hyundai, Kia unions strike against US trade pact (external link)



• CBC - June 27, 2007 - Hanesbrands closing nine plants, including one in Montreal (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 25, 2007 - Ottawa calls trade summit with China; Meeting to focus on access to country's financial services sector (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 25, 2007 - China tightening control over foreign takeovers (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 23, 2007 - Social agencies grapple with high jobless rate (external link)



• Detroit News - June 21, 2007 - Delphi workers waiting on more wage cuts (external link)



• Toronto Star - June 21, 2007 - Sorbara seeks aid to offset job losses More federal help sought to create work, retrain workers in manufacturing sector hard hit by dollar. (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 21, 2007 - Strong loonie hurting economy, ministers say (external link)



• The Times, Malta - June 20, 2007 - 570 laid off as last jeans plant relocates (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 20, 2007 - Wholesale trade unexpectedly dives (external link)



• CNN - June 20, 2007 - Toyota may step back U.S. factory expansion; Automaker will shift towards a greater reliance on exports from Japan as executives worry about too many factories in the U.S., a newspaper reports. (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 20, 2007 - Experts urge improved pension models (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 19, 2007 - Green fund expected to rev up parts sector (external link)



• Toronto Star - June 19, 2007 - McGuinty launching green fund; Offers $650 million to build fuel-efficient cars here and create clean energy alternatives in climate plan (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 19, 2007 - Shutdown fear spurs walkout at plants (external link)



• Toronto Star - June 18, 2007 - Trade deal with India 'a natural' for Canada (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 18, 2007 - Editorial Windsor a good place to start the revolution (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 16, 2007 - Canada strikes trade deal with India (external link)



• CBC (Interactive) - June 2007 - Canada Employment Picture; Tracking where the jobs are. (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 16, 2007 - New parts plant gives hope to city, MPP says (external link)



• CBC - June 15, 2007 - Manufacturing 'blown up' but potent loonie has had little economy or jobs: report (external link)



• CBC - June 15, 2007 - Tembec cutting production, closing mills (external link)



• Wall Street Journal - June 15, 2007 - Big Three unite in call for union concessions (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 15, 2007 - Former PM urges feds to protect auto industry (external link)



• Canadian Press - June 15, 2007 - U.S. subprime mortgage foreclosures and late payments surge to new highs (external link)



• CBC - June 14, 2007 - Commonwealth Plywood idles 18 factories, lays off 1,200 (external link)



• Detroit News - June 14, 2007 - Delphi-UAW pact near: Payouts for lower wages (external link)



• CBC - June 13, 2007 - 'Failure to innovate' sinking economy: report (external link)



• WOODTV.com - June 13, 2007 - Detroit automakers seek labor cost parity with Asian rivals (external link)



• CBC - June 13, 2007 - Auto weakness weighs down manufacturing sector (external link)



• ConsumerAffairs.Com - June 13, 2007 - Chinese SUV Headed for U.S. Via Mexico (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 13, 2007 - Majority of firms eye retiree benefit cuts (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 12, 2007 - School board cuts jobs to balance its budget (external link)



• BusinessWeek Online - June 18, 2007 - The Real Cost Of Offshoring; U.S. data show that moving jobs overseas hasn't hurt the economy. Here's why those stats are wrong. (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 11, 2007 - China's trade surplus surges 73% in May (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 9, 2007 - Half of U.S. CEOs made more than US$8.3M at S&P 500 companies (external link)



• Vancouver Sun - June 8, 2007 - Emerson announces new trade strategy for Canada (external link)



• CBC - June 8, 2007 - Unemployment rate steady at 6.1% in May (external link)



• Toronto Star - May 30, 2007 - Editorial Rampaging dollar annihilating jobs (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 6, 2007 - Job loss looms as vote issue (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 6, 2007 - Hot dollar spells end to furniture icon's run; At 172, Ontario's Gibbard Furniture is older than the country. But the family-owned business calls it a day (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 6, 2007 - Outsourcing bound to increase (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 4, 2007 - 'Big leavers' lever bigger pay packages (external link)



• Financial Post - June 4, 2007 - CEOs lament foreign takeover wave (external link)



• Canadian Press - June 3, 2007 - Ontario finance minister says manufacturing sector needs federal help (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 2, 2007 - Tilbury firm creates 127 green jobs (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 2, 2007 - (Editorial) Marching to the beat of a new drum (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 1, 2007 - Short reprieve at GM plant; Two months extra for workers on layoff notice (external link)



• Globe & Mail - June 1, 2007 - Canada's last steel giant put up for grabs (external link)



• CTV - June 1, 2007 - Canadian steel maker Stelco up for sale: report (external link)



• Windsor Star - June 1, 2007 - Unions help to boost productivity at Big 3; Workers will be asked to do more to compete, report says (external link)



• CBC - May 31, 2007 - Dell to cut 8,800 jobs (external link)



• Detroit News - May 31, 2007 - Students compete with laid-off adults for jobs (external link)



• CBC - May 30, 2007 - Workers rally in Ottawa to mourn job losses (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 30, 2007 - Catalyst cuts jobs, citing dollar (external link)



• CBC - May 30, 2007 - Gildan Activewear closing 2 U.S. plants (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 30, 2007 - Motorola to cut 4,000 more jobs (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 30, 2007 - Ford local courts new work; 'Shelf agreement' might lure investment (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 30, 2007 - Foundry legacy a proud one (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 30, 2007 - IBM Corp. lays off 1,500 more, bringing quarterly total to 3,700 (external link)



• Asia Pulse News - May 30, 2007 - Chrysler opposes proposed FTA with South Korea (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 29, 2007 - End of a marvellous era for Windsor Casting (external link)



• Canadian Press - May 29, 2007 - DaimlerChrysler plans to bring small Chinese car to North America (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 28, 2007 - Thousands march to support labour; Call for action (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 27, 2007 - Mass turnout at Our Jobs rally; Labour organizers estimate 38,000 people converged on Ford Test Track (external link)
• Also see: Windsor Star Multimedia Gallery. (external link)


• CTV - May 27, 2007 - CAW leader promises to fight for auto jobs (external link)
• Also see: Auto workers rally for their industry. (0:26 Offsite Video)
• Also see: CAW president Buzz Hargrove on rally. (3:40 Offsite Video)


• CBC - May 27, 2007 - 30,000 rally in Windsor over auto industry job losses (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 26, 2007 - Union movement at a crossroads; With the city hemorrhaging jobs, labour focuses on investment (external link)



• Star Tribune - May 26, 2007 - Michigan economy takes a beating; The state is suffering the longest stretch of job losses since the Depression, most of them in manufacturing. (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 26, 2007 - (Editorial) The rally; Image and message (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 26, 2007 - (Letter) Workers gave their all for a slap in the face (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 25, 2007 - Organizers hope to spread rally cause across Ontario (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 25, 2007 - Strategy for jobs weighed (external link)



• Northumberland Today - May 24, 2007 - Frustrated C&A workers take to the streets; Laid off employees want Premier to act (external link)



• Toronto Star - May 24, 2007 - Plant workers call for help (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 23, 2007 - Ken Lewenza, Special to The Windsor Star (external link)



• Business Week - May 23, 2007 - US, China make modest progress on trade (external link)



• Canada.com - May 23, 2007 - Oilpatch workers rake in the pay: study (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 23, 2007 - Loonie flies into danger; Economist predicts possible plant closures (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 23, 2007 - Manufacturers ask government for relief from soaring loonie (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 23, 2007 - StatsCan pooh-poohs outsource harm (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 22, 2007 - There's blood on factory floors: Where's Ottawa? (88 KB PDF)



• Globe & Mail - May 22, 2007 - Canfor to close mill, cut 450 jobs (external link)



• CBC - May 22, 2007 - Consumers hungry for locally grown food, struggling Loblaws told (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 22, 2007 - (Letter) What affects Big Three affects the rest of us, too (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 22, 2007 - A plan to preserve industry in Toronto; Councillors' proposal will attempt to keep industrial land – and the jobs that go with it – from going to outlying areas (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 22, 2007 - Canada to push for new wide-ranging trade pact with EU ahead of G8 summit (external link)



• CBC - May 21, 2007 - Maple Leaf sells unit for $500M (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 21, 2007 - Dodge says single currency 'possible'; Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge says North America could one day embrace a euro-style single currency (external link)



• Globe & Mail - May 21, 2007 - While factories close, governments sleep (external link)



• MSN News - May 19, 2007 - Canadian dollar surges to highest level since 1977 (external link)



• Reuters - May 18, 2007 - China Automotive targets U.S. automakers, exports (external link)



• Detroit Free Press - May 18, 2007 - Legislators unveil plans to assist manufacturers (external link)



• Bloomberg - May 18, 2007 - House's Frank Wants Worker Safeguards in Private-Equity Buyouts (external link)



• Rabble News - May 17, 2007 - Job losses trigger soul-searching on the economy (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 17, 2007 - Sector's decline focus of office (external link)



• CBC News - May 16, 2007 - Farmers more likely to have 2 jobs, agriculture census says (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 16, 2007 - GM passes on Windsor; St. Catharines plant asked to make case for new transmission facility (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 16, 2007 - Jobs coalition helping people find work (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 16, 2007 - Canadian farmers worry about the slippery slope (external link)



• CBC News - May 15, 2007 - Demand for new homes to ease in 2007 (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 15, 2007 - Accucaps defies trends; Growth in world markets means company is hiring (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 15, 2007 - Office jobs at risk: Analysts (external link)



• Toronto Star - May 13, 2007 - Canada beating industrial retreat; Foreigners have snapped up nearly 600 Canadian firms since the start of 2006 (external link)



• Toronto Star - May 12, 2007 - Dollar falls on surprise employment downturn (external link)



• Canadian Press - May 11, 2007 - Canada's unemployment rate stays at 6.1 per cent, but full-time jobs down (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 11, 2007 - Job seekers look west; Alberta employers seek staff at work fair (external link)



• AFP Business News - May 10, 2007 - Congress hears currency manipulation complaints on China, Japan (external link)
• Also see: Exchange Rate Manipulation - How it works. (228 KB PDF)


• Windsor Star - May 10, 2007 - Canada not 'For Sale:' PM (external link)



• Report on Business - May 9, 2007 - Hershey closing last Canadian plant (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 9, 2007 - Lost jobs spur call to action; Mass rally planned (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 9, 2007 - R&D firm eyes area (external link)



• Bloomberg - May 8, 2007 - Toyota Beats GM in Sales, Investment as Profit Climbs (Update2) (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 8, 2007 - Income gap widens: Study (external link)



• Detroit Free Press - May 6, 2007 - Pay climbs for auto execs; Compensation averaged $4.2 million in 2006 (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 5, 2007 - Duncan pushes for fair auto trade (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 5, 2007 - Hampton wants jobs czar; Commissioner would probe reasons behind plant closures (external link)



• WXYZ.com - May 4, 2007 - It's This Bad: 7,000 Apply for 400 Jobs (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 4, 2007 - Demand steady for industrial real estate (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 4, 2007 - Rich still getting richer (external link)



• CBC News - May 3, 2007 - Manulife's CEO calls for action on foreign takeovers (external link)



• Business Week - May 3, 2007 - China Car Industry's Export Ambitions (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 3, 2007 - RV factory closes, hitting economy of Lindsay (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 3, 2007 - Canadian Club will be bottled at home (external link)



• Windsor Star - May 3, 2007 - New projects vital, CAW says; Mike Vince tells investors city is friendly to innovation (external link)



• Windsor Star - April 30, 2007 - Ailing tool and die firms seek help (external link)



• Toronto Star - April 30, 2007 - Tough time for auto parts makers (external link)



• Windsor Star - April 28, 2007 - Tool and die industry says province should help (external link)



• New York Times - April 26, 2007 - A Unified Voice Argues the Case for U.S. Manufacturing (external link)



• Associated Press - April 24, 2007 - Toyota Tops GM in 1Q Global Auto Sales (external link)



• Canada.com - April 24, 2007 - Free-trade talks with South Korea on fast track: Emerson (external link)



• Windsor Star - April 22, 2007 - Windsor No. 1 for investment, British mag says (external link)



• Canadian Press - April 5, 2007 - Economy churns out 55,000 new jobs in March; unemployment holds at 6.1% (external link)



• Windsor Star - December 15, 2006 - Vacancy rate here is highest in Canada (external link)

Informative Publications / Articles

• Business Week Magazine - May 21, 2007 - The Poverty Business; Inside U.S. companies' audacious drive to extract more profits from the nation's working poor (external link)



• CAW Manufacturing Matters Campaign - May 2007 - Fighting for Canadian Jobs: A Plan for Action (173 KB PDF)



• Autoline Detroit - April 29, 2007 - Maple Leaf Labor (Show Number 1117). The complete 27 minute show discussing the Chrysler sale saga, is available at this link. Guest Buzz Hargrove (President, CAW) appears with a panel consisting of John McElroy (Host, Autoline Detroit), Chris Vander Doelen (The Windsor Star) and Joe Szczesny (The Oakland Press). (external link)



• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - March 2007 - A Special CCPA Report on Work, Wealth and the Economy. (external PDF)



• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - First Quarter 2007 - Housing Now: Windsor. Provides a summary of housing statistics; including starts, completions, dwellings under construction, absorptions, real estate sales and home prices, as well as key economic indicators. (offsite 540 KB PDF)



• CAW - Jobs and Manufacturing: On the Critical List presentation, that was originally made in Windsor on Feb. 11, 2007. (Note: this version has been updated with statistics available as of March 2007.) (1.3 MB PPT)



• 2006 Detroit News - Domestic Vehicle Avoider Study conducted by by J.D. Power and Associates. (external 463 KB PDF)



• Center for Competitive Economies - July 2004 - Estimating the Economic Impacts of Plant Closings and Business Downsizing in Cleveland County, NC (183 KB PDF)

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