Sunday, January 22, 2006

 

Confirmed: Ford to May Cut Up to 25,000 Jobs

Reported in this blog last Tuesday, it has been confirmed that there are heavy cuts coming to the Ford’s Windsor operation. From the Globe and Mail:

Ford may trim jobs in Canada as revamp plan to slash 25,000

Friday, January 20, 2006 Posted at 11:13 PM EST

Ford Motor Co. is expected to trim jobs in Canada as part of a plan to slash its work force by 25,000 people that will be announced Monday [as was predicted], industry observers said yesterday.

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If Ford takes an axe to its Canadian operations, the likely targets are the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ont., with about 1,100 employees, and an assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont., where 2,500 people work. Salaried job cuts that are expected as part of the announcement will also almost certainly affect Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., which employs about 14,000 people at those two plants, other engine operations in Windsor and another assembly plant and head office operations in Oakville, Ont.

This is will be a sad day in Windsor. It looks like the new Conservative government (please come back for future ‘local predictions post’) has its first set of challenges. My prayers go out to the families affected by these cuts.

# posted by Twelve:01 @ 8:20 p.m.
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