Honda’s decision to stall a $15 billion electric vehicle supply chain in Ontario is the latest blow to Canadian autoworkers, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on the EV sector and cross-border auto trade continue to put Canadian jobs at risk. “Trump’s rollback of EV policies and his punishing tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles are killing jobs […]
Unifor congratulates Liberal leader Mark Carney on his election and urges him to swiftly take action to build a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy for working people in light of the trade war with the U.S. “Throughout the campaign, the effects of this U.S.-provoked trade war deepened, with hundreds of thousands of […]
Stellantis has responded to the imposition of a 25% auto tariff with the temporary layoff of thousands of Unifor Local 444 members at Windsor Assembly Plant and additional layoffs in Mexico and at U.S. facilities. “Unifor warned that U.S. tariffs would hurt auto workers almost immediately and in this case the layoffs […]
Unifor is calling on the federal government to keep all options on the table in the escalating trade war with the U.S. as new auto tariffs will fall on Canada’s auto sector at midnight tonight. “Trump is gaslighting us, wanting us to be grateful for not having reciprocal tariffs imposed on Canada while he […]
Unifor has selected Ford Motor Company as the target automaker to set the pattern agreement in the union’s negotiations with the Detroit Three. “Ford was selected as the target because we believe that the company is in the best position to reach an agreement that delivers on the needs of […]
Unifor members at Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis have delivered overwhelming strike mandates, authorizing their bargaining committees to take job action, if needed, to achieve fair collective agreements with the Detroit Three (D3). “Canadian autoworkers have sent a strong message to D3 automakers that they are united behind our bargaining […]