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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A ugust 21, 2002 - A 3 W ildly Innovative. See it for yourself this Saturday August 24 10am-4pm Jaguar Jamie Smith · Oakville Beaver The crowd listens to a speaker at the Local 707 CAW Family Rally at Ford Saturday morning. Union negotiators trying to save buck plant (Continued from page 1) Come see J aguar roar into action this Saturday from 10am -4 p m . Our staff will dem ostrating the latest features o f J aguar and w e'll have refreshments to keep you cool. We'll also have copies o f J aguar in stock as well as PowerMac and eMac computers w ith Jaguar pre-installed. You can also take advantage o f our back to school specials on iMac and iBook computers. Canadian Computer is an Apple Specialist and Apple Authorized Service Provider that carries a full line of Apple products as well as carefully chosen accessories, peripherals, and software. We also provide on-site service, training, networking, PC & Mac integration, and consulting services to home and business users. Demonstration Showroom · Authorized Service Provider · On Your Site Service Toronto councillor Jack Layton, a hope ful for the federal NDP leadership, told the crowd that it is time for Canada to pass layoff protection legislation that would stop profitable companies from moving jobs out of the country. While the Oakville truck plant is con sidered one of Ford's best in terms of quality and efficiency, its jobs are being relocated to the United States for rea sons many believe are entirely political. Teixeira noted that for every job lost in Oakville, about 7.5 will be lost across the country due to the ripple effect the auto industry has on the economy. Teixeira said the intended closure has been a key union issue on the table in local talks with Ford Motor Company over the last month. And as national talks begin this week, it will remain high on the agenda, although Teixeira couldn't say whether the closure of the plant would be a strike issue. "This is our number one priority in Ford bargaining at the bargaining table," confirmed Nash. Mayor Ann Mulvale told the workers that she and Halton Regional Chair Joyce Savoline are making behind-thescenes efforts to change Ford's closure decision. "There is not an opportunity that is being missed," Mulvale said, adding that she not only wants to save the plant, but see it expanded to a two-shift opera tion. The rally brought out many employ ees who admit they won't likely be directly affected by the planned closure, but are still determined to fight Ford's plans. "I just think this is a shame," said Rita Thompson, of Oakville. With 25 years seniority, Thompson expects her job is secure, but adds: "I'd always hoped my kids could get summer jobs here. "We've got to do something. We can't just sit back and do nothing." C A N A D I A N ^ C O M P U T E K V Apple Specialist Tel. 905-849-0737 · 414 Speers Rd. Oakville www.canadiancomputer.com Apple, the Apple logo, and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. No leadership race exists says Brown (Continued from page 1) ment where MPs are firmly in the Martin camp or in Chretien's comer, said Brown, who included her signa ture. "I'm not against Paul Martin," said Brown, who explained that no revolt or coup can be in the works given the party's rules. Part of the public's erroneous per ception of the issue stems at least in part from a misunderstanding about Liberal Party policies regarding the orderly change o f leadership, said Brown. Until such time as the party president calls for a leadership conven tion, no race for the top job officially exists. Brown said she agrees with Scarborough-Rouge River MP Derek Lee who stated publicly that while he signed the loyalty letter to stand behind his duly elected Prime Minister, he plans to fully back Martin when the time is right. During a convention MPs will choose a new leader from a roster of candidates, says Brown, who added that both M artin's and Chretien's names will never appear on a ballot together. Caucus members currently have no "legitimate or official" way to support M artin besides donating money, although Brown maintains he has all the cash he needs. Just this past June when Martin was stripped o f his Finance portfolio, Brown characterized him as a "great asset" to her own election campaigns, but admitted at the time to not backing him in his last leadership bid. On Monday, Brown would not reveal who she would support and said she may or may not make her decision public when a new leader is decided. 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