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JOB CUTS IN HAMILTON AND AREA SINCE SEPTEMBER 2008

All information in the Job Loss Tracker is compiled by the Hamilton Spectator. While comprehensive, the list is not absolute.
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Total 5431
DATE COMPANY JOBS CUT LOCATION INDUSTRY
SEPTEMBER JOHN DEERE
800
Welland Manufacturing
SEPTEMBER ALLEN-VANGUARD
11
Stoney Creek Military contractor
SEPTEMBER COPPLEY APPAREL GROUP
93
Hamilton Manufacturing
OCTOBER FLOW AUTOMATION
45
Burlington Manufacturing
OCTOBER SCRAPMEN
15
Hamilton Scrap metal exporting
OCTOBER TO PRESENT ARCELORMITTAL HAMILTON EAST (formerly Stelwire)
80
Hamilton Steel
NOVEMBER TO PRESENT U.S. STEEL CANADA
( RECALLS PENDING)
2,190
Hamilton, Nanticoke Steel
NOVEMBER MULTISERV - U.S. STEEL SITE
50
Hamilton Steel
NOVEMBER MULTISERV - ARCELORMITTAL DOFASCO SITE
15
Hamilton Steel
NOVEMBER VOITH FABRICS
70
Hamilton Manufacturing
NOVEMBER TO PRESENT NATIONAL STEEL CAR
760
Hamilton Rail car production
NOVEMBER HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES
300
Hamilton Health Care
DECEMBER BURLINGTON TECHNOLOGIES/ALUMETCO
130
Burlington, Brantford, Cambridge Manufacturing
DECEMBER CHCH
14
Hamilton Media
DECEMBER TAMARACK LUMBER
70
Burlington Construction
DECEMBER SAMUEL AUTOMOTIVE
55
Stoney Creek Steel
DECEMBER SAMUEL METAL BLANKING
12
Brantford Steel
DECEMBER ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH CARE
175
Hamilton Health Care
DECEMBER HAMILTON SPECIALTY BAR
19
Hamilton Steel
DECEMBER TO PRESENT LAKESIDE STEEL
185
Welland Steel
DECEMBER WALTERS INC.
30
Hamilton, Welland Steel fabrication/construction
FEBRUARY THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR
35
Hamilton Media
MARCH U.S. STEEL PICKLING (formerly Nelson Steel)
99
Nanticoke Steel
MARCH ALTEC CARLISLE
48
Brantford Heavy equipment parts
MARCH AAON Inc.
53
Burlington Heating and Air Conditioning
MAY Dover Cone
77
Burlington  
TOTAL
5431