The brash young man was the leader of workers
two or three times his age and by 1978 was elected Director
of the United AutoWorkers for Canada. As the years passed,
White became famous nationwide as a tough labour negotiator
taking on Lee Iacocca and General Motors. In 1992, he was
elected President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Colleagues and family offer insights into what drives this
man. His adversaries across the table, Tom Miner of Chrysler
Corporation and Rod Andrews of General Motors, talk about
White’s leadership qualities and what it was like to
negotiate with him. Viewers also hear from Buzz Hargrove,
President of the United Food and Commercial Workers.
White candidly discusses how the difficult choices he made
over the years affected his personal life. Sons Todd and Sean
talk about how hard it was growing up with their father away
on the road all the time.
The camera follows White as he leads a group of union protesters
at Toronto’s recent Days of Action, as he visits the
home he lived in when his family first came to Canada and
as he meets politicians in Ottawa.
Original Air Date - November 8, 1996
Links
Brian
Stewart interviews Bob White on The National
Canadian
Labour Congress
Canadian
Auto Workers
Bob
White (Open Learning Agency)
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