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Canada's Efforts to Stop Buy American Moving Slowly

CANADIAN PRESS, 14 Oct 2009 - USW's Director Neumann and Economist Weir say a Buy North American agreement can help protect our integrated labour markets. If only the Canadian government would involve labour and use Buy Canada to lever a strong bilateral with the U.S. Read Article in ... more

10 FEBRUARY 2009 - CAW/USW Joint Statement on a Buy Canadian Policy

Toronto - Canadian workers are facing unprecedented economic challenges as the global financial crisis deepens. Hundreds of thousands of workers have already been thrown out of a job in recent years, including nearly half a million manufacturing workers. And there are more job losses on the horizon as Canada’s industrial base continues to weaken. ... more

'Buy American' Policies Not All Bad News for Canada

KEN NEUMANN - Current debate in U.S. should be seen as opportunity for Canada to create jobs at home - Using Canadian and American tax dollars to create jobs in Canada and the United States is just good sense, and that is what our federal government should be working toward. Canada should enter into dialogue with the United States about how to implement procurement policies in both Canada and the United States in a way that recognizes the integrated nature of North American manufacturing and benefits the citizens and workers of both countries. ... more

29 JANUARY 2009 - Steelworkers Union Will Try To Make 'Buy America' Policy Work For Canada – Ken Neumann

TORONTO – United Steelworkers’ (USW) National Director Ken Neumann said Thursday that his union will work to ensure the ‘Buy America’ provision in the US $825-billion economic stimulus package works to the benefit of the entire North American steel industry. “The North American steel industry has always been an integrated ... more