Foreign workers drove forklifts, did trade tasks at Windsor EV battery plant, say union, construction leaders

Canadian construction and union leaders say they're frustrated over the continued use of foreign workers for non-specialized tasks at the massive NextStar electric vehicle battery plant project in Windsor, Ont., that's receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer support.

They also say they've been disappointed in the response they've received from all levels of government when they've raised concerns.

"I personally have sat with many ministers federally, provincially, right to the top. And it's not a secret," says Jason Roe, the business manager for Local 700 of the Ironworkers union. "People know that it's been going on."

According to Roe and others, foreign workers, largely from South Korea, repeatedly have been spotted doing everything from driving forklifts to standard electrical