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- D" g; s# }+ ^8 W' sCBC 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.& n c) z) d8 B7 q& q
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The 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.8 @+ o. _4 N- V5 p) K3 [
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However, as that happens, the automaker plans to begin another shift at the newly rebuilt Essex engine plant, also located in Windsor.: _4 Q u( a* i/ T
The net loss of jobs in that move will be 388.- r$ B" c2 I: e' g: o# p! x
"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.
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# f9 E3 }$ B b- s, m }"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."
; q) Q( \0 d2 u! e8 lGM left 500 people out of work when it closed its transmission plant on Wednesday.! I- Q( d0 R$ F4 B' U' g1 }
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