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- Alstom Canada is expanding its La Pocatière, Quebec plant and adding staff to meet rising contracts.
- The $4.7-billion VIA Rail contract will have the plant build long-distance cars, with final assembly in Thunder Bay.
- Workforce grew from about 150 employees in 2021 to roughly 550 now.
- Union president Claude Michaud said the contract shows the federal government finally listening to Canadian-content demands.