Recent News Links

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• Windsor Star - September 10, 2007 - Hope for Essex Engine plant; 'We're working on a business case for the plant' (external link)



• CBC - September 7, 2007 - U.S. parts maker ArvinMeritor to close Toronto plant; 500 jobs lost (external link)



• AFP - September 4, 2007 - One in three Canadians happy at work: study (external link)



• Globe & Mail - September 4, 2007 - What workers want: It's time to raise the bar (external link)



• CBC - September 3, 2007 - Other sectors cushion Ont. from manufacturing job losses: economists (external link)



• Windsor Star - August 24, 2007 - Call centre jobs to leave city (external link)



• CBC - August 23, 2007 - Corporate profits fall as manufacturing, insurance lag (external link)



• Windsor Star - Editorial - August 22, 2007 - Diversify local manufacturing base (external link)



• Windsor Star - August 18, 2007 - Tool and Die plant forced to shut down (external link)



• Globe & Mail - August 10, 2007 - Dion wary of South Korean trade deal (external link)



• Windsor Star - August 9, 2007 - Ford issues layoff notices; Essex Engine Plant to close by early November (external link)



• Scotsman.com Business - August 4, 2007 - Toy story with a cautionary moral for manufacturers (external link)



• Windsor Star - August 2, 2007 - Ont. barely hanging on to 'have' status (external link)



• CBC - July 31, 2007 - Molson Canada to close Edmonton brewery (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 25, 2007 - Engine plant closing Dec.1; Job losses almost offset by retirements, union leader says (external link)



• Toronto Star - July 20, 2007 - Ontario trailing in economic growth (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 19, 2007 - City bankruptcies soar; Job losses, 'living large,' cited in 25 per cent increase (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 18, 2007 - Expect Chrysler-built VW minivan next summer (external link)



• Financial Post - July 17, 2007 - CAW leads drive for Magna auto plant; Labour Deal Offered; Locating Outside Canada Would Be 'Tragedy': Union (external link)



• CBC - July 15, 2007 - Harper, Colombian leader to discuss free trade deal (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 12, 2007 - Job quality rebounds (external link)



• Bangkok Post - July 12, 2007 - Fury over factory's shock closure; Jobless workers blockroad to Suvarnabhumi (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 11, 2007 - Workplace dangers cited; Canadian workplaces are a potential danger zone, especially for men and blue-collar workers (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 11, 2007 - Plastics firm bolts to U.S.; Loonie blamed for decision to halt production (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 11, 2007 - City misses out on 1,200 jobs; Company says not enough bilingual workers here (external link)



• Calgary Herald - July 11, 2007 - Alberta falling short 100,000 workers (external link)



• Vancouver Sun - July 11, 2007 - Interest rate hike called a blow to forest industry (external link)



• Detroit Free Press - July 8, 2007 - CHAIN REACTION: Parts makers feel the pinch as U.S. market shrinks (external link)



• Globe & Mail - July 6, 2007 - 'Made in Canada' - via China (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 6, 2007 - Windsor unemployment rate rises marginally (external link)



• Windsor Star - July 6, 2007 - Bankruptcies loom for debt-addicted (external link)



• CBC - July 6, 2007 - June unemployment rate unchanged at 6.1% (external link)



• Globe & Mail - July 4, 2007 - U.S. to push for Pacific trade deal at APEC (external link)



• Globe & Mail - July 4, 2007 - Asian firms batter Detroit Three in June (external link)



• CNN - July 4, 2007 - China-made Chryslers by 2010; The first cars made by Chery could hit North America, Europe and other major automotive markets within three years. (external link)



• Toronto Star - July 2, 2007 - 239,100 jobs `gone for good'; Canada's manufacturing sector is being hammered by strong dollar, cheap imports, border delays (external link)

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