March 8, 1944 (1944-03-08) (age 80) Bath, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party
New Democratic Party (until 2006)
Basil Eldon "Buzz" HargroveOC (born March 8, 1944) is a Canadian labour leader and the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers. He is currently serving as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management.[1]
Born in Bath, New Brunswick, Hargrove first became involved in the automotive sector as a line worker for the Chrysler assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario. He succeeded Bob White as president of the CAW in 1992. On July 8, 2008, he announced his intention to retire, before he turned 65, in September 2008. The CAW National Executive Board and staff endorsed then CAW Local 444 president Ken Lewenza to replace Hargrove as National President, and on September 6, 2008, Lewenza was formally elected to the position at a special union convention.
In 1998, Hargrove co-authored the book Labour of Love: The Fight to Create a More Humane Canada with Wayne Skene. Also in 1998, Brock University honoured him with a Doctorate of Laws degree. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Windsor in 2003, from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2004, from the University of New Brunswick in 2008,[2] and from Queen's University in 2009. In 2008, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3]
Hargrove is seen as a proponent of social unionism, and his supporters claim that he has steered the CAW to become a more activist union. In the field of electoral politics, however, under his leadership the CAW has broken from its longtime support for the left-wing New Democratic Party and lent increasing support instead for the Liberal Party of Canada.
Hargrove is married to Denise Small, a mediation officer for the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
^"The New Buzz in MBA Class". National Post. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^"UNB TO CONFER HONORARY DEGREE UPON BASIL (BUZZ) HARGROVE".
^"Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada". Archived from the original on 2009-09-08.
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