Where Doug Ford fails Ontarians again, their Union saves their jobs.   
      
   Remember this from Ford when GM announced the closure of the Oshawa plant? . .   
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   Ford said he asked if there was anything the province could do to prevent the   
   shutdown. He claims the automaker told him "that ship has already left the   
   dock" and that the facility will be closed regardless of  government   
   intervention.   
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   That asshole that currently sits as Premier of Ontario is fast to cut taxes   
   for the rich corporations - but shrugs in resignation when it comes to the   
   jobs of average Ontario workers - especially the unionized ones.   
      
   Well, their Union head promised - Nov 26, 2018:   
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   'They are not closing our damn plant'   
      
   Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor, blasted GM's move, which he says   
   violates its agreement with workers. He praised those who work at the plant,   
   which is about 60 kilometres east of Toronto.   
      
   "You're the No. 1 plant that [GM's] got," he told the crowd.   
      
   "They are not closing our damn plant without one hell of a fight."   
      
   Dias said the union is sick of GM outsourcing Canadian work to Mexico and will   
   spend the next year fighting the planned closure and will do whatever it takes   
   to keep the jobs in Oshawa. He suggested the Canadian government could   
   implement tariffs on    
   Mexican-made vehicles.   
      
   "Sisters and brothers, buckle up," he said.   
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   Yesterday:   
      
   GM to keep Oshawa plant alive, preserving 300 jobs — and hope of more to come   
   Plant to be transformed into a supplier of aftermarket parts for existing   
   models and test track for autonomous vehicles   
      
   General Motors of Canada will keep its Oshawa operations partially alive,   
   investing $170 million and preserving 300 jobs as it transforms the plant into   
   a supplier of aftermarket parts for existing models.   
      
   The automaker will also use 55 acres of the Oshawa property to create a test   
   track for autonomous and advanced technology vehicles.   
      
   “This new business will retain 300 Oshawa jobs with the intent to grow and   
   generate significant additional jobs in the coming years as the business   
   attracts new customers,” said GM Canada president Travis Hester, who   
   announced the move alongside    
   Unifor president Jerry Dias Wednesday morning.   
      
       GM Canada’s announcement today is good news for our auto workers in   
   Oshawa. I’d like to congratulate & thank @JerryPDias for his tireless   
   efforts to protect these jobs. There’s more work to do to support our   
   workers, and we will never stop    
   fighting for them & their families.   
       — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 8, 2019   
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   Fuck that loser, Doug Ford, who today cut:   
      
   - $892 million from Social Services,   
   - $93 million from Education,   
   - $212 million from job creation programs and even   
   - $5 million for oversight for seniors' Retirement Home Regulatory Authority.     
      
   Those are just "average Ontarians" who don't need to thrive and survive.  But   
   all hands on deck for the next round of tax cuts for the wealthy and the   
   largest corporations!   
      
   Ontario has done, over and over again, what Albertans have done:  re-elected   
   the foxes to the hen house. . . . because those foxes sure can spin a tale at   
   election time, can't they?     
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)