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| Car parts workers in anxious wait | Car parts workers in anxious wait |
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| More than 100 workers at a car parts factory outside Londonderry will find out later if they are to lose their jobs. | More than 100 workers at a car parts factory outside Londonderry will find out later if they are to lose their jobs. |
| Union officials are to meet staff Calcast company in Campsie early on Monday. | Union officials are to meet staff Calcast company in Campsie early on Monday. |
| There are fears that the plant may be closed down. | There are fears that the plant may be closed down. |
| On Friday, unions met management in Paris about the future of the plant which makes cylinder heads for cars, but so far there's been no decision. | On Friday, unions met management in Paris about the future of the plant which makes cylinder heads for cars, but so far there's been no decision. |
| Workers who were due to prepare the factory for production on Monday were told not to come in. | |
| The Foyle MP Mark Durkan said it is a tough time for employees. | |
| "People face huge uncertainty in their lives, and coming up to Christmas and coming as it does as we face into a very serious recession, it's a terrible time for so many families and the local economy," he said. | |
| The plant manufactures cylinder heads for the Ford Jeep Explorer. | |
| Sales of such large vehicles have experienced a huge downturn worldwide in recent months. | Sales of such large vehicles have experienced a huge downturn worldwide in recent months. |