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WINDSOR – Titan Tool & Die workers, who have been locked out for two months, voted unanimously today to support their bargaining committee’s decision to reject a company contract offer that demanded deep concessions on wages, pensions, and retirement benefits.

“After locking these workers out on the street, the company thinks they’ve beaten them down to the point where they will accept concessions on every major front. Titan Tool & Die has seriously underestimated our members,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.

BRAMPTON – Hundreds of Unifor members and community supporters rallied today, sending a powerful message to oppose U.S. trade attacks, protect auto industry jobs in Brampton, and demand stronger protections for Canadian workers.

“We’re in the biggest crisis our country has ever faced and the only way through it is working people coming together, working with every political leader we can to make sure we are protecting every single Canadian job,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.

TORONTO- Unifor is urging the federal government to maintain its 100% surtax on electric vehicles imported from China, warning that lifting the measure would deal a devastating blow to Canada’s auto industry at a time of unprecedented crisis.

WINDSOR— Unifor members and local and national leaders joined supporters for a rally today outside Titan Tool & Die in Windsor after the company escalated its lockout of the plant’s veteran workers, removing equipment and raw materials from its Canadian facility, a move the union says signals production shifting to the U.S.

TORONTO—Today, Unifor confirmed plans that Stellantis will return the Windsor Assembly Plant to a three shift operation in the first quarter of 2026 and that General Motors has delayed plans to cut the third shift at the Oshawa Assembly Plant until at least January 30, 2026, validating the union’s efforts to pressure government and corporate decision-makers to protect Canadian jobs in the country’s vitally important auto sector.

Lana Payne - Op-ed contributor
Originally published in the Detroit Free Press July 24, 2025

Canada and the U.S. have, for half a century, built cars and prosperity together. During that time, auto unions on both sides of the border have fought for better working conditions and fair-trade agreements that raise living standards for workers.

Delegates of the Unifor Auto Industry Council gathered in London, Ontario, on June 24 to focus on defending Canada’s auto industry from the ongoing threat of U.S. tariffs and demand immediate action from the federal government to protect Canadian autoworkers. 

With the fast-approaching self-imposed July 21 deadline to reach a trade agreement with the U.S., National President Lana Payne warned that accepting any form of tariff normalization would be disastrous for workers and investment.

TORONTO- 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.

Unifor is calling for swift action following General Motors’ announcement that it plans to reduce its Oshawa Assembly Plant from a three shift to a two shift operation this fall, citing Trump imposed tariffs.