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Construction emerges relatively unscathed by expanded Ontario lockdown, stakeholders say
Don Wall January 14, 2021 DON WALL A day after Ontario declared a COVID-19 state of emergency with additional lockdown measures affecting some sectors of construction, work continued at this Adi Development Group housing site in west Burlington.
Ontario’s construction sector is expressing relief that the COVID-19 lockdown measures announced by the Doug Ford government Jan. 12 will not significantly curtail construction projects in the province.
Stakeholders are suggesting that despite the province declaring that non-essential construction will have to shut down, most of the construction work that was being undertaken before the new state of emergency was announced perhaps as much as 85 per cent, in one estimate will continue during the 28-day emergency period.
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Article content Unifor Local 444 President Dave Cassidy, left, and Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton conclude their discussions at the Turner Road union office Friday. Photo by Nick Brancaccio /Windsor Star
The union has implemented health and safety measures that allow the centre to remain open during the pandemic. It will be open until November, 2021.
“I have promised our laid-off workers that they would not be forgotten about or left behind,” Local 444 president Dave Cassidy said.
About 1,500 jobs were lost when the third shift was eliminated. About 700 workers accepted buy-outs.
Referring to FCA’s planned investment in the plant, reached during contract negotiations with Unifor last fall, McNaughton thanked the union for “driving the agenda forward to get automotive manufacturing investment back here in the province.”