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Ford to lay off 388 at Windsor engine plant

http://www.cbc.ca/news/ -- CBC News has learned Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont.

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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Submitted Jul 29, 2010 By: Mooseman1
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PathfinderSC
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 6:43:06 PM

Hate to see that many people lose jobs.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 5:28:31 PM

Ford is doing parallel processing: letting people go at one plant while bringing in at another plant close by.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 3:28:31 PM

At least it is not more americans out of work.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 2:50:02 PM

Bad news for Windsor, Ontario and the US. Windsor is a boarder town.
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 2:17:20 PM

More bad news for Windsor :(
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Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 2:10:59 PM


Not good news for Windsor or Canada. I hope those jobs are not going to Mexico, Brazil, or Asia!
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