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Workers Strike Continues

November 2008 | Industry News

News: According to Automotive News, a labour leader has stated that the strike by workers of Burlington Technologies, the Canada supplier of aluminum parts to GM, Ford, Getrag, TRW Automotive and Linamar, continues into the second week. Workers' strike is due to dispute with employers regarding wage increase.

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