The outspoken Lewenza is a well-known figure in the Windsor-Essex area andhas presided over five consecutive sets of negotiations with Chrysler as thechair of the CAW Chrysler Master Bargaining Committee. He has been thepresident of CAW Local 444 in Windsor, Ontario since 1994, having previouslyheld numerous in-plant and local executive positions.

The election for CAW national president will be held at a specialconvention occurring no later then September 15, 2008 when CAW President BuzzHargrove is expected to retire.

Kennedy has been the assistant to National Secretary-Treasurer Jim O'Neilsince 1992 and plays an integral role in the daily operations of the union. Healso has numerous collective bargaining responsibilities including GeneralMotors, CAMI (a GM-Suzuki joint venture in Ingersoll, Ontario), the aerospacesector as well as the electronics and electrical sectors of the union.

The election for national secretary-treasurer will be held at theConstitutional Convention in August 2009 when O'Neil will finish his currentthree-year mandate and retire.

SOURCE Canadian Auto Workers