KITCHENER (CP) -- Workers at Lear Corp. have voted to re-open their collective agreement in an effort to attract more business to the Kitchener plant.
"In the current economic climate, attracting business is difficult," said Tim Mitchell, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 1524.
"So sometimes you have to take a look at the terms you're working under, and maybe rework those a little bit."
Mitchell said the union has a plan that might bring 150 to 200 laid-off workers back to the plant.
He said the Canadian Auto Workers "no concessions" policy for wages and benefits would stand.
He wouldn't discuss what areas of the contract might be adjusted.
Lear makes metal components for the seats in General Motors trucks.
The plant employed around 700 people in 2007 but the number now is closer to 160.
