For the 4,500 workers at Windsor Assembly Plant, it’s already been a tense emotional rollercoaster as they await news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which could come into effect tomorrow. The CBC’s Katerina Georgieva reports.
Autoworkers in Windsor, Ont. are holding their breath in the lead up to Tuesday — which could see the United States slap Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on most imports..
According to Jayson Mercier, who has worked at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant for 25 years, the situation is unnerving and causing “mental anguish” within the workplace, with many colleagues feeling the pain.
“It’s an emotional roller coaster,” he said. “As the day gets closer to [Tuesday], it’s terrifying.”
“There’s nobody really going around telling us, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be okay!’ Nobody’s telling us that. So at the end of the day, all the worry lies on our shoulders as workers.”
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