It was part of a wave of plant closures to hit the area (and, indeed, the province and country) in this era that I have written about before and that continues to this day.
This powerful and moving document, which turned up in my shop some time back, was released a few years later by, among others, the United Rubber Workers Union.
It is a reflection on the closure and its impact and stands, I think, as an important statement about what it means to people's lives when these corporate decisions are made, which is why I think it worth preserving online and sharing.
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