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Friday, September 15, 2006

Ford workers confront uncertainty with latest cuts

Ford workers confront uncertainty with latest cuts
Autoworkers from the overnight shift sat shoulder to shoulder Friday morning at a bar across the street from one of two plants Ford Motor Co. said it was closing, lamenting not only the loss of their jobs but the downward spiral of the American auto industry. At the Break Room Lounge in the shadows of the stamping plant in this northwest Ohio town near Toledo, workers packed the bar and parking lot, ending their work week with news most said they expected but nonetheless dreaded. "They've been threatening to close us for 30 years. They finally got it done," said Larry Beach, who's worked for Ford for three decades.

 



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