THUNDER BAY, Ontario — Bombardier will lay off 550 workers from its Thunder Bay plant — half of the workforce — effective Nov.4, the company announced last week.
A Bombardier spokesman said the layoffs reflect the “cyclical nature” of the railcar business and the completion of major contracts for Go Transit and the Toronto Transit Commission, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
A Bombardier news release also said the Buy America provision in U.S. federal funding for transportation projects was also a factor, according to a subsequent CBC report, company officials said they had “no choice” but to move some manufacturing to the U.S. and establish a U.S. supply chain.
