They See THESE Jobs Are Goin' Boys...
...and they (and likely the American auto industry itself) ain't coming back. From the WSJ.com, Ford Looks to Close Plants, Shed Jobs in Overhaul:
Weeks after rival General Motors Corp. announced plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs next year, some details are starting to emerge about job cuts and plant closings at the U.S.'s other big auto maker, Ford Motor Co.
Though Ford's plan, dubbed the "Way Forward," is still being formulated and is subject to change, the nation's second-largest auto maker is likely to shutter assembly plants in St. Louis, Atlanta and St. Paul, Minn., according to two people familiar with its product plans. Also slated for closure are an engine-parts plant in Windsor, Ontario, and a truck-assembly plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico, said these people.
Together, the plants employ about 7,500 workers, roughly 6% of the company's total North American work force. A Ford spokesman declined to comment on the plan, which is expected to be unveiled in January.
I know that the Guv was talking about a plan for the state to "partner" (read, pass your tax dollars on to a corporation) up with Ford to redesign the St. Paul plant to produce hybrids. Remember the line about throwing good money after bad, Tim? Any state aid at this point would only postpone the inevitable. Let these jobs go.
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