"They were among the first workers to be laid off as GM cuts one of three shifts. Up to 1,200 autoworkers across the supply chain are expected to lose their jobs. A lot of people have some sort of resentment, but you've just got to go on, move on, said Kendrick Gordon, speaking outside the plant on his last day working for a subcontractor."
"Stephen Hyde also lost his job on Friday morning. For three years, he's worked for TFT, a company that supplies parts to GM. Before that, he worked at GM for 34 years. He said he's left with an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach after losing his job. Hyde, 66, says he is considering moving to Alberta to find work, as he has family in Edmonton."
"Meanwhile, Industry Minister Melanie Joly called the GM layoffs completely unacceptable speaking in Montreal on Friday. If GM doesn't want to continue to invest more in Canada, we will invest in other players, she said. We'll fight for these workers and we'll find them jobs, she said. Joly said she met with GM on Thursday and told them that we would be getting our money back."
Autoworkers at GM's Oshawa plant clocked out for the last time after GM cut one of three shifts, prompting a walkout in cold weather. Up to 1,200 jobs across the supply chain are expected to be lost. Subcontractor and supplier employees described resentment, emptiness, and plans to relocate to find work. Industry Minister Melanie Joly called the layoffs completely unacceptable, pledged to fight for workers, and said the government would seek to recover its investment. Federal and Ontario governments had pledged up to $259 million each to Oshawa and CAMI; GM closed the Ingersoll BrightDrop plant due to low demand, leaving most workers indefinitely laid off.
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