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CBC News has learned Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont.
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The news comes just one day after General Motors closed its transmission plant, pulling out of the city after 90 years.
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The Ford workers have been told they will be laid off beginning Nov. 1.
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6 t4 }' M# ?0 |5 D) w, v6 UFord has decided to eliminate one shift at the plant./ k' |( H/ u! F4 S9 w7 ]6 |* D
# r! k4 t1 _% `0 EHowever, as that happens, the automaker plans to begin another shift at the newly rebuilt Essex engine plant, also located in Windsor.- [* D8 @) B% s- V+ ?; c2 G6 D. m
The net loss of jobs in that move will be 388.4 ~6 [9 c m8 w3 @
"We were aware we were going to lose the shift, they just didn't have the numbers," said Dan Cassidy, president of CAW Local 200, representing Ford workers.7 _# p% {2 A1 I& n
2 z2 X n5 X7 C: m& K: c# A8 [! |% C"Now that they've got the numbers, we had to make sure that our members are aware of what's going on and how that will affect them."
$ D$ N2 i6 m& y% ?) L/ t! GGM left 500 people out of work when it closed its transmission plant on Wednesday.
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