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Ford Canada sends home workers after they refuse to unload CN rail cars Canadian Press Tuesday, February 24, 2004 MONTREAL (CP) - Ford of Canada said Tuesday it had to send home 3,700 dayshift workers from three assembly plants in Ontario after some employees refused to load and unload Canadian National Railway cars. A car assembly plant in St. Thomas, and pickup truck and minivan plants in Oakville, west of Toronto, sent home workers. The action by members of the Canadian Auto Workers union apparently was in solidarity with 5,000 CAW members on strike at CN since last Friday. Ford spokeswoman Lauren More said workers were refusing to unload car parts coming in by train as well as load vehicles on CN rail cars. Without the parts, work had to be stopped. "The parts have arrived but some CAW members at the Ford operations are refusing to handle the inbound rail shipments and this has impacted our ability to maintain production," More said. The CAW said union action has disrupted delivery of truck frames from a Magna plant in Milton, Ont., to a DaimlerChrysler plant, although the auto company did not confirm this. CN said the work stoppages are company decisions and added its railcars have delivered the goods on time. Spokesman Mark Hallman said service throughout Canada remains "pretty close to normal," during the legal strike by CAW train yard, maintenance and clerical workers. © The Canadian Press 2004
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