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First Nickel Inc.’s Lockerby Mine in Sudbury will see several rounds of layoffs in the coming months, says the union representing the workers.
Anne-Marie MacInnis, the president of Mine Mill Local 598/Unifor, said the company sent out layoff notices to around 26 workers last week, and is expected to reduce its workforce more in the next few months.
“They’re going to be on care and maintenance in November,” MacInnis said. Under care and maintenance, the company would only need a skeleton crew to maintain infrastructure at the mine site.
MacInnis said the company has agreed, as per the collective agreement, to set up a re-adjustment centre for employees who have received layoff notices. The centre would give them resources to find new jobs.
“They said they would provide a couple computers to allow people to do job searches,” she said.