Coming Together: Unifor secures three-year deal with Leamington auto parts plant
Windsor, Ontario — In what could be considered a win for the Canadian auto industry as a whole, Unifor Local 444, the union representing workers at the Windsor Assembly Plant, tweeted on Sunday it reached a deal with Leamington auto parts plant ElringKlinger. We have a Deal!!! The elrinKlinger members have spoken! Overwhelmingly With 90% […]
Labour Pains: Average auto repair technician wage to pass $60k in 2019
By CRM Staff Windsor, Ontario — September 3, 2018 — This Labour Day, Collision Repair has taken a look at the cost of labour around the country and discovered that, for the first time, the average collision repair technician will clear $60,000-per-annum in 2019. According to Living in Canada, an independent organization which tracks the wages […]
Valspar’s Charlie Whitaker to lead talent acquisition seminar at SEMA
Minneapolis, Minnesota — October 27, 2016 — Valspar Automotive is bringing a new course to the 2016 SEMA Show that just might pique the interest of anyone struggling to find great collision repair talent. Charlie Whitaker, the company’s Quality First Technical Manager, will lead the topic, “Developing New Talent in a Shrinking Workforce While Reducing […]
Carrossier ProColor supports next generation recruitment
Laval, Quebec — February 2, 2016 — The Carrossier ProColor network recently stepped up to help attract the next generation by participating in the Salon Expert à l’emploi, an employment event organized by the students of the Centre d’études professionnelles of Saint-Jérôme. Students visited the Salon Expert à l’emploi with the aim of finding a […]
Centennial College to host ‘apprenticeship disconnect’ meeting
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — September 17, 2015 — The shortage of qualified personnel in collision repair might be due to what some call the “apprenticeship disconnect.” Despite some 240 to 315 new apprentices each year signing agreements in Ontario, fewer than 25 percent of them will actually attend training school. “These apprentices often […]
