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Final Offer is a Canadian film documenting the 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and GM. Ultimately, it provided a historical record of the birth of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) as Bob White, the head of the Canadian sector of the UAW, led his membership out of the International Union and created the CAW.
Original Release
11/26/1985
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Henry Ramer | Narration / Narrator |
| Rod Andrew | Self (negotiator, GM Canada) |
| Owen Beaver | Self (UAW) |
| Phil Bennett | Self (UAWC, Oshawa) |
| John Clout | Self (UAWC, St. Catharines) |
| Claude Ducharme | Self (UAWC, Québec) |
| Buzz Hargrove | Self (UAWC) |
| Fred Morris | Self (foreman, GM Canada, Oshawa) |
| Bob Nickerson | Self (UAWC) |
| Roger B. Smith | Self (Chairman, GM) |
Directors
Robert Collison, Sturla Gunnarsson
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Henry Ramer | Narration / Narrator |
| Rod Andrew | Self (negotiator, GM Canada) |
| Owen Beaver | Self (UAW) |
| Phil Bennett | Self (UAWC, Oshawa) |
| John Clout | Self (UAWC, St. Catharines) |
| Claude Ducharme | Self (UAWC, Québec) |
| Buzz Hargrove | Self (UAWC) |
| Fred Morris | Self (foreman, GM Canada, Oshawa) |
| Bob Nickerson | Self (UAWC) |
| Roger B. Smith | Self (Chairman, GM) |
| Bob White | Self (Director, UAWC) |
| Peter Mansbridge | Self (CBC, reports on GM strike) |
| Knowlton Nash | Self (CBC, reports on GM strike) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Spotton | Executive Producer |
| Sturla Gunnarsson | Producer |
| Robert Collison | Producer |
| John Kramer | Producer |
