The FCA Windsor Assembly Plant will eliminate its third shift on June 29, the company announced Thursday. "The community of Windsor-Essex will be devastated ... For every one of them jobs in the Windsor Assembly Plant, it's 10 spin-off jobs in the community," said Cassidy. That date was later extended to Oct. 21, 2019, followed by another extension to the end of the calendar year. "Candidly, there's not going to be an agreement with Fiat Chrysler until we find a solution for the Windsor Assembly Plant." Back in 2015, the Windsor Assembly Plant was shut down for 14 weeks for major retooling and the installation of more than 800 robot assistants — costing FCA about $2 billion.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2020 22:12 UTC