The Toronto subway on Sept. 9, 2019.
The City of Toronto is looking to replace its aging subway cars. Ontario and the union representing workers at the Alstom plant say they want those trains made in Thunder Bay, but want the federal government to commit to matching their investment.
The president of Unifor Local 1075, which represents workers at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay, said they can't afford to wait longer for federal funds. The Alstom plant has faced challenges over the past few years, said Roberts. As contracts have ended, few have been secured to replace them.. The total contract value was about $9 billion, with more than $2 billion of that dedicated to rail cars. Those cars could have been constructed at Thunder Bay's Alstom plant, had the bid been successful. The contract ended up going to a consortium lead by Hitachi Rail, a Japanese industrial group.
Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria said this contract to build 55 subway cars could support thousands of jobs and bring over $2 billion in investment to Thunder Bay.
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