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Local 222 members packed their union hall for an information meeting as GM moves to cut the third shift at the Oshawa plant. This means more than 1000 Unifor members’ jobs at the plant and throughout the supply chain are being wiped out. 

Members of one of the largest auto locals in the country sent a clear and united message to Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government, unanimously passing a motion stating that Unifor Local 222 does not support opening the door to cheap, subsidized Chinese EV imports at the expense of Canadian auto jobs.

TORONTO–The Canadian government’s decision to open the door to China-owned EV imports poses extreme risk to Canadian auto jobs and the future of our entire auto sector. 

“This is a self-inflicted wound to an already injured Canadian auto industry,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Providing a foothold to cheap Chinese EVs, backed by massive state subsidies, overproduction and designed to expand market share through exports, puts Canadian auto jobs at risk while rewarding labour violations and unfair trade practices.” 

Locked out for 100 days, Unifor Local 195 members at Titan Tool & Die in Windsor are still on the line, still fighting to protect Canadian jobs from being moved to the United States. The dispute has gone on longer than the infamous 99-day strike at Ford in 1945.

For nearly four decades, Unifor Local 88 members at the GM CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll have built vehicles that drive Canada’s auto industry forward. Now GM plans to end BrightDrop production, putting more than 1,000 auto jobs and thousands more across the region at risk. Unifor members, families, and the entire town of Ingersoll are standing together to demand that GM keep its promises, invest in Canadian manufacturing, and protect the workers who build our future.

Since 1986, Unifor Local 1285 members have built cars and made enormous profits for Stellantis only to see the company break its word. Now Stellantis has broken its collective agreement, walked away from commitments to all levels of government, and moved Jeep Compass production from Brampton to the U.S. Thousands of good jobs at the plant and across the region are at risk. That’s why workers, union leaders, and community allies rallied at the Brampton Assembly Plant to demand that Stellantis keep its promises and keep building in Canada. 

BRAMPTON/INGERSOLL –Unifor members and supporters are rallying this week at the Brampton Assembly Plant and CAMI Assembly Plant to defend Canadian auto jobs and send a clear message to automakers – if you want to sell here you need to build here. 

TORONTO –Canadians overwhelmingly support the protection of Canadian auto jobs and other key industrial sectors, according to a new Pollara survey. The nationwide poll shows three-in-four (74%) believe if the Canadian auto sector collapsed, it would have a “devastating” impact on the Canadian economy.

Importantly, 70% feel Canada should not sacrifice the auto sector to get a good trade deal with the US, with that figure rising to 75% in Ontario. 

The Unifor Stellantis Council united as it vowed to take any action necessary to hold Stellantis to its commitments to manufacture vehicles at the Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP).

TORONTO – General Motors’ announcement that production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van will cease at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario is the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s dangerous and destabilizing auto policies.