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 … Continue reading
At 88 years old, David Frank is the oldest Home Depot employee in North America, and he’s definitely one of the sharpest tools in the box. Frank, who lives in Windsor and has worked at the Walker Road store for 11 years, said he doesn’t really see his part-time position in the hardware department as … Continue reading
A local wind turbine manufacturer that blew into Windsor with great fanfare is leaving. After two years in operations, the president of WindTronics said the provincial feed in tariff (FIT) program is not working for him, so he’s moving the business to Michigan. Michigan-based WindTronics produced small residential wind turbines. They are to be used … Continue reading
The fact that CS Wind is having trouble finding 100 skilled workers for its Windsor plant – and will have to look outside the region – might seem incongruous given that we have high unemployment and people eager to work. But it’s also a reflection of something that is happening in other parts of the … Continue reading
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis confirmed Thursday the city is close to landing 500 much-needed manufacturing jobs. Francis called talks between BYD Company Limited and the City of Windsor “pretty advanced.” He also said that Windsor is “further ahead than other cities” when it comes to convincing the Chinese electric bus builder to set up shop. … Continue reading