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3:16 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Canadian Auto Workers and Ford close to agreement, others to follow?

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The Detroit News has an update on the "Big Three" and their negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers union. The deadline for a deal is midnight tonight.
Toronto - Talks between the Canadian Auto Workers union and Chrysler Group LLC may have turned the corner ahead of today's 11:59 p.m. contract deadline. Discussions with the Auburn Hills automaker - which shot back at Ford Motor Co.
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10:02 am
Wed September 12, 2012

Will Canadian Auto Workers union strike? We may know in 5 days

Ken Lewenza, president of the Canadian Auto Workers.
Credit Canadian Auto Workers union

Just five days remain before an existing contract between the Canadian Auto Workers and Ford, GM, and Chrysler  expires. 

Members of the union previously authorized their leaders to call a strike - but it's a double edged sword for the union.

Ken Lewenza is National President of the Canadian Auto Workers.

He says the union is willing to come up with a deal that preserves the Detroit Three's Canadian labor costs as they are now.

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Environment & Science
12:59 pm
Tue September 11, 2012

Enbridge pays $3.7 million fine to feds for 2010 Michigan oil spill

Great blue heron covered in oil from the 2010 Enbridge oil spill near Marshall, Michigan.
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Great blue heron covered in oil from the 2010 Enbridge oil spill near Marshall, Michigan.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed its pollution case against the owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010, spewing oil into the Kalamazoo River.

Federal regulators say Enbridge paid a $3.7 million fine to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) last month.

The company is responsible for the largest inland, freshwater oil spill in U.S. history.

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Auto
2:36 pm
Mon September 10, 2012

Big 3 U.S. automakers facing strikes in Canada?

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There's one week left in contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers union, and it appears there are still some major sticking points in negotiations.

We posted last week that the union voted to authorize a strike if they determined one was needed.

Reuters reports plans for a potential strike are moving forward.

Strike captains at the union, which represents about 20,000 members at the three companies, were to meet in Toronto on Monday to advance plans for a triple strike.

"All three bargaining committees are determined to reject these demands and reach a fair deal," the CAW said in a leaflet distributed to members on Monday.

"The union recognizes the fragility of the industry and the need to stabilize fixed costs, while finding a solution rewards members' work. Unfortunately, our efforts have not been met with equal willingness by the companies to negotiate fair terms," the leaflet said.

The last time the Canadian Auto Workers went on strike was in 1996.

Auto
10:57 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Canadian Auto Workers authorize strike against Ford, Chrysler, GM

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The Canadian Auto Workers union said today its members have voted to strike against Chrysler, Ford, and GM, if necessary.

The Detroit News reports the CAW is negotiating new contracts with the automakers. Current contracts are set to expire on September 17:

The CAW is expected to meet with the automakers Monday and Tuesday in downtown Toronto.

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Environment & Science
11:56 pm
Mon June 25, 2012

Enbridge Energy holds open house on oil pipeline plans

Credit Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio
During an open house in Marshall, a couple looks at a map of the proposed route of a new crude oil pipeline that would travel along a diagonal line across southern Michigan

Last night, dozens of people in Marshall had a chance to look at plans for a new oil pipeline that would run through their mid-Michigan community.

The new pipeline would replace an older one that ruptured two years ago, resulting in a massive oil spill.

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Environment & Science
1:01 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Enbridge will outline plans for new oil pipeline tonight in Marshall

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Marshall's idyllic downtown park

Enbridge Energy officials will to meet tonight with people in Marshall to lay out their plans for a new oil pipeline.

Two years ago, an Enbridge pipeline ruptured near Marshall, leaking more than 800 thousand gallons of crude oil.   Only last week, state and federal officials announced the reopening of most of the Kalamazoo River, which has been closed to the public so crews could clean up the oil spill.

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Environment & Science
12:40 pm
Thu June 21, 2012

Most of the Kalamazoo River, closed since a 2010 oil spill, is being reopened

Credit Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio
Signs like this are coming down along a 34 mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River.

Much of the Kalamazoo River, closed to the public since the 2010 Enbridge oil spill, is now reopened.

It’s been nearly two years since a broken pipeline near Marshall leaked more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil that eventually fouled more than 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River.

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