The Canada Brief

Economy · 17 d ago

Illustration of an idle car assembly line

Stellantis workers in Canada vote on a strike mandate as talks stall

Oct

19

Monday

Unifor announces the results

The two-day strike vote ends Sunday, and Unifor will announce the results on Monday.

Unifor says a strike remains its last resort and it still hopes to reach a negotiated deal with the automaker.

Brampton

Ontario

Talks stalled after Stellantis announced plans to sell its idled plant in Brampton, Ontario, to defence contractor Roshel, citing market and trade conditions.

Laid off at the Brampton plant in 2023

2,000+ workers

More than 2,000 workers were laid off when the Brampton plant halted operations in 2023, and Stellantis later moved Jeep Compass production to Illinois.