The workers, the siege, Windsor, tries to charge the machines to us

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With concerns about the export of jobs to the United States amid a trade war, workers have been surrounded for a short period of a car spare parts company in Windsor late on Monday afternoon.

Employees, Unifor Local 195 members, did not end, only the siege in Titan Tool and died after the company agreed to empty a truck load of tools and death that she was trying to ship across the border to Michigan.

They are the most general skirmishes so far at the local level of President Donald Trump’s definition tactics that aim to force Canadian manufacturers to transfer production to the United States.

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“The company agreed to empty the tools and die on the truck, so we finished the siege,” said 195 Local Emile Nabbut, to the newspaper “Star”.

“They put death in the store hall. The federation and the employer will sit and discuss multiple solutions.

“I don’t have a crystal ball, so I am not sure where this will go.”

While the work was slow in the factory, Nabot said that the definitions were clearly motivated to remove deaths on the eve of the date of Trump on April 2 to start putting a 25 percent tariff on all non -American vehicles and spare parts.

Currently, 40 of the 65 factory employees have been on a four to five -month demobilization.

Titan Tool is a seal facility for Tier II and III customers in the automotive industry. The star called the company to comment, but he did not receive a response.

Titan has a factory in Warren, Michigan, Titan is called the United States of America and runs Futura Inc. In Windsor.

“We have no problems with Titan Tool,” said Nabbout. It is a long -term company for several decades.

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“Customers ask to transfer these tools. We have to fight for our jobs due to Trump’s illegal commercial procedures.”

The siege began on Monday after the union officials became aware that the company is preparing to send a second truck to Michigan with the equipment. The company managed to obtain one shipment of death early Monday morning before employees who reported at the Howard Avenue Factory in Windsor.

We cannot let Trump destroy our society

Nabot said that the siege was held after he spoke to the factory management and I believe that he had obtained a two -hour window to discuss problems with the main players.

“They agreed to a temporary stop for two hours, but after half an hour they started loading more death on the truck,” Nabot said. “They had two or three deaths on the truck.

“This is not only about this factory. If we allow this occurrence, it will spread and feel it in industries, other stores and restaurants … We cannot allow Trump to destroy our society.

“We need employers, politicians and workers to stand with us to protect Canadian jobs. If we do not, Windsor will become a desert.”

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Nabbout said that Titan Management claims to be trying to find a new work for the factory, but removing death does not help in making the facility more attractive to potential customers.

“It will get worse if you move death,” Nabot said. “This is not a solution.”

Nabbout said that Monday’s developments are disappointing in particular because other employers in the local auto supply sector were cooperating in working with UNifor to try to move on a path through the next uncertainty.

“Many employers in Windsor have been cooperating, and we appreciate support for work through this,” Nabot said.

“They told their customers that we cannot do this. Many of them only have operations on the side of Windsor and do not want to transfer things to the states.

“Some people fear that they will not say to their customers. Then we will not face a problem saying” no “and prevent the transfer of machines.”

The Titan Tool confrontation just erupted days after the Ragmeet Singh leader was to be directed to his campaign to Windsor to address the growing commercial crisis and the possibility of this type of position only.

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Singh joined UNifor officials who are increasingly paying the concept of the need to build products in Canada if you want to sell in this country – the 1965 Car Procial Director that led to the rapid growth of the auto industry in North America.

“If American companies want to reach our markets, they must invest in our people,” Singh said in a statement.

“This means using Canadian parts or assembly here. We have finished allowing billionaires to benefit from Canadian workers without returning anything.”

dwaddell@postmedia.com

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