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2 C1 s" W% ]/ q' T+ g5 {& A! GCBC News has learned Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont.1 \. z( Z, w3 G: h$ C7 Y
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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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4 w, G6 s9 f7 N; g% H( uThe Ford workers have been told they will be laid off beginning Nov. 1.
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Ford has decided to eliminate one shift at the plant.
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/ c- c/ l6 D N4 yHowever, as that happens, the automaker plans to begin another shift at the newly rebuilt Essex engine plant, also located in Windsor.+ b1 v, ~$ r0 K- v0 H( h/ _
The net loss of jobs in that move will be 388.
6 B3 V/ X3 t$ K, r3 k"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 V9 _1 M2 _
% D2 ]/ Y# I }$ C) L"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."
% S5 x2 e2 `' NGM left 500 people out of work when it closed its transmission plant on Wednesday.
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