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Honda feeling labour shortage in Alliston Posted November 2, 2009 - New Tecumseth Free Press Online The sons and daughters of Honda Canada Manufacturing associates with previous experience working at the auto assembly plants in Alliston will be given preferential opportunities as long as they're returning to college or university in the fall of 2010 in a new round of student hiring to deal with "additional manpower" needs. In a "shift start notice" issued today to all its associates, it's noted that "revised budget submissions" from the various departments "have identified a need for additional manpower." "This manpower is required to improve quality and delivery and to allow movement of associates to currently open positions in various areas including New Model preparation," according to the notice. "The meet these manpower needs we will be hiring a limited number of students starting in early November." Qualified students will have to be available from November to Sept. 3, 2010. The student labour will fill in where contract associates used to but in the deep round of cost-cutting and production reduction measures last winter, HCM eliminated approximately 2,000 of its contract workers through early termination buy-outs. Students are paid on average $6 less per hour than contract employees, no benefits, and no vacations.	11/12/2009