Laid off Ford workers in Windsor and St. Thomas have until Dec. 14 to decide whether to apply for close to 400 jobs that will be opening up early next year at the automaker’s operation in Oakville, Chris Taylor, president of CAW Local 200, said Thursday.
As part of the a preferential hiring program, Ford must offer the jobs first to more than 850 laid off workers before the automaker can hire outside the union, said Taylor.
The 400 new jobs were part of the recent, four-year collective agreement between Ford and the CAW.
The union has 665 members on layoff in Windsor and 220 in St. Thomas, said Taylor. The automaker also is offering retirement incentives to its hourly employees, who have until Dec. 1 to decide whether they want to apply for the buyouts…
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