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Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.
Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia
The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.
Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.
The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.
"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.
When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.
"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.
Layoffs will impact economy
Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.
"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.
"There's a ripple effect that happens."
Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia
The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.
Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.
The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.
"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.
When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.
"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.
Layoffs will impact economy
Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.
"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.
"There's a ripple effect that happens."