US automaker Ford is preparing to close its engine plant in south Wales in September 2020 in a 'hammer blow' to more than 1,500 workers there.
File: Ford has operated the plant in Bridgend, just west of the Welsh capital Cardiff, for decades and it remains one of the region's major employers.LONDO - US automaker Ford is preparing to close its engine plant in south Wales in September 2020 in a"hammer blow" to more than 1,500 workers there, Britain's GMB union said on Thursday.
"We're hugely shocked by today's announcement, it's a real hammer blow for the Welsh economy and the community in Bridgend," GMB regional organiser Jeff Beck said in a statement.
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