MILTON, Ont. – Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. says its 135 workers at a manufacturing facility in Milton, Ontario have launched a legal strike.
The workers, represented by CAW Local 112, walked off the job when their contract expired at midnight.
Northstar Aerospace (TSX:NAS) says in a release issued early Thursday that it respects its employees and the collective bargaining process.
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The company says it is seeking improved efficiencies, cost containment and work force flexibility to maintain its competitive position.
Northstar says the changes is seeks “are critical to the long term health of the Milton facility” as the industry faces volatile economic conditions, uncertain customer demand and reduced defence spending.
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The company says it is optimistic the strike will be resolved quickly.
Northstar Aerospace’s main products include helicopter gears and transmissions and other machined and fabricated parts.
The company’s executive offices are in Chicago and its plants are in Chicago; Phoenix, Arizona; Milton and Windsor, Ontario.
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