CHATHAM, Ont. -- Navistar International has determined it will layoff 479 workers from its Chatham, Ont. plant, effective Jan. 31, 2009.
Company spokesman Roy Wiley told Canadian Press 460 hourly and 19 salaried workers at the southern Ontario facility. That's on top of the 100 workers the company let go this past fall.
Wiley said the total number is less than originally forecast.
The company announced several weeks ago it would be laying off workers. The news led to meetings between the truckmaker and local politicians who want to know the company's future plans for the plant.
Daimler Trucks recent announced it is closing its St. Thomas, Ont. Sterling plant. At the time, Wiley insisted that there would be no domino effect at Navistar resulting from its rival's decision to close its own plant.
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