Jobs and the Economy

BRAMPTON-Today, Stellantis officially informed Unifor and publicly announced that it has sold Brampton Assembly Plant to defence contractor Roshel. 

OTTAWA – Canada’s proposed 2026 federal budget opts for big spending to boost business growth, including investment incentives and tax cuts, but must deliver benefits for working Canadians. 

FREDERICTON—Changes to how NB Power prices electricity were imposed without consulting the workers and communities with the most to lose, putting industrial jobs at risk, warns Unifor in a letter to Energy Minister René Legacy. 

Watch how a perfect storm of economic factors has pushed B.C.'s forestry industry—and the thousands of good jobs it creates—to the brink of collapse. Unifor members are fighting for forestry and proposing solutions to keep forestry communities alive.

The Honourable Mélanie Joly
Minister of Industry

The Honourable Vic Fedeli
Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Dear Ministers,

I am requesting your offices convene an urgent four-party meeting to discuss the future of Brampton Assembly Plant. 

The Honourable René Legacy
Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy
Department of Energy
Chancery Place, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1

Via email 

Dear Minister Legacy:

I once again want to thank you and your government for the work that is being done to support our members at the Nackawic Mill. I remain confident that together we will find a solution for this workplace, our members and the community. 

Lana Payne Toronto Star oped 

As the Trump Administration continues its nonsensical tariff attack on Canada’s auto industry, it is becoming increasingly clear the only winner in this trade war is China.

News that Stellantis intends to build some electrified Jeep vehicles in China, with plans to export them around the world including Canada, is another gut punch to Unifor members at the Brampton Assembly Plant and the Canadian auto industry. 

TORONTO—Unifor welcomes the $2.5 billion investment from the federal and Ontario governments to support the country’s auto industry, hit hard by the ongoing U.S. trade war on Canada, and is urging government to focus on sustaining threatened auto assembly operations in Brampton.

“Our auto sector and the workers who depend on it have been directly targeted by the Trump administration. Support by both the federal and Ontario governments is essential to see workers and the industry through this crisis,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.

HALIFAX, NS – Unifor members in Nova Scotia’s public sector or at publicly funded workplaces will receive damages paid to union members employed during the four years that Bill 148 restricted collective bargaining.