| Union to Fight Flex Plant Closure in Montreal |
 |
 |
 |
| Written by Mike Buetow | |||
| Wednesday, 27 February 2008 07:24 | |||
|
MONTREAL – If Flextronics wants to close its Montreal assembly plant, it won’t be without a fight from Teamsters Canada. The workers union said it would challenge Flextronics’ decision to close the factory and layoff some 700 workers, the Montreal Gazette reported today. According to the report, Flextronics is cutting staff and moving production to Mexico to cut costs for Nortel Networks, a major customer. The moves wll take place over the next several months, culminating in September. “We are going to fight until the end to make sure these jobs stay in Montreal. We think Nortel's behavior in this is unacceptable," the report quoted Stéphane Lacroix, a Quebec-based union spokesman. The report claimed an internal memo stated, "Over (the) coming months, the work done on behalf of Nortel by Flextronics in St. Laurent will transition to Flextronics' Guadalajara facility, to other contract manufacturers and, in some cases, back into Nortel itself." Ironically, Flextronics purchased the site from Nortel two years ago. Nortel and Flextronics did not comment for the report.
|
|||
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2008 07:24 |
Columns
| European RoHS Enforcement Explained |
A series of workshops next month on compliance with RoHS and other directives will help US companies looking to break into the European market. |
| Read more... |
| Believing Foxconn Means Suspending Belief |
The Foxconn makeover is in full swing, with the latest this piece from the New York Times that supposes that the world's largest ODM is worried that Apple -- yes, Apple -- might be bringing it down: |
| Read more... |
Features
| Managing Your ESD Program |
The processes are as important as the tools. |
| Read more... |
| SMT Reflow Oven-to-Oven Repeatability |
How to adjust an oven so a single recipe will work across multiple ovens for an individual product. |
| Read more... |
Search
Search
Login
CB Login
Language
Language
Products
Speedline Debuts MPM Momentum Compact Printer
MPM Momentum compact printer is 30% smaller overall than standard Momentum. Configurable for dual lane and back-to-back processing. Wet print accuracy reportedly 18µm @ 6ó, Cpk>2. Reportedly...
MPM Momentum compact printer is 30% smaller overall than standard Momentum. Configurable for dual lane and back-to-back processing. Wet print accuracy reportedly 18µm @ 6ó, Cpk>2. Reportedly...
