Lights Out for Ford’s St. Thomas Plant, CAW Says

The lights will go off at Ford of Canada Ltd.’s St Thomas, ON, Canada, assembly plant in September 2011, despite the best efforts of Canada Auto Workers union leadership.

Some 1,600 workers will be displaced, despite “efforts by the union, lobbying, and protests” CAW President Ken Lewenza says today in a media briefing to announce a tentative agreement with