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What Happens When a Factory Town Loses its Factory [psmag.com]

 

All eyes in Canada have turned to Oshawa, Ontario, following the announcement by General Motors that it will end auto manufacturing in the city after more than a century of production.

In the coming days we will hear about community resilience and the inevitability of market forces. Some of those affected will be asked to share their feelings and politicians of all stripes will send their thoughts and prayers to the nearly 3,000 autoworkers who will be out of work. Then we will all move on.

Does any of this sound familiar? It should. We have been living this story for decades. North America is filled with former mine, mill, and factory towns. Some were once synonymous with the departing company or the products that they produced. If we were to put all of these de-industrialized cities on a map, it would be crowded with hurt and heartache.

[For more on this story by STEVEN HIGH, go to https://psmag.com/economics/wh...wn-loses-its-factory]

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