Jobs and the Economy

A delegation of Unifor auto leadership, led by Unifor National President Lana Payne, met with Premier Doug Ford on October 14 to discuss escalating U.S. trade threats, punishing tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles, and the urgent need for a coordinated national strategy to defend Canadian auto jobs.

“America is bold enough that the U.S. Commerce Secretary has said out loud that the Trump administration’s goal is the elimination of assembly plants in Canada. We need an equally bold, coordinated Team Canada approach to fight back,” said Payne.

TORONTO- Unifor’s concerns on the security of Canadian auto jobs were driven home today as Stellantis announced plans to invest $13 billion to expand production in the United States market, including the shift of Jeep production slated for the Brampton Assembly Plant to an Illinois plant.

Hundreds of Unifor members and community supporters rallied in Brampton on October 4 to defend auto industry jobs and fight back against U.S. trade attacks. Together, we’re standing up for Canadian workers and a fair future.

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.

KAPUSKASING, Ont.—Unifor is urging the federal government to provide funding and support to Kap Paper in Kapuskasing, Ont. to prevent a permanent curtailment that will lead to widespread job loss across Northeastern Ontario.

TORONTO—Unifor Media Action Plan will launch the new Fact Checked campaign, to combat misinformation and support Canadian journalism.  

“News media in Canada is under threat,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. 

“Attacks on journalistic integrity are fuel distrust in a time of radical disinformation This campaign shines a spotlight on the urgent need to protect responsible reporting though high-quality, fact-checked news.”

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.

VANCOUVER—Unifor leadership led more than 1,500 members and supporters as they rallied at the union’s Constitutional Convention in downtown Vancouver to stand up for Canadian workers.

“We are going to do whatever it takes to protect Canadian jobs from destruction from Donald Trump,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.

“He wants to steal our jobs, to take our critical resources and undermine our democracy and our very sovereignty and he still sees us as the 51st state. This is the fight of our lives. And I want to be very clear – Trump will not win.”

TORONTO—Unifor, Canada’s forestry union, welcomes the federal government’s new measures to support Canada’s softwood lumber industry, including an emphasis on income supports for workers, product and market diversification, and a commitment to using Canadian lumber and wood products more effectively.