Overview
- Negotiations between Unifor and Stellantis began in Toronto on Tuesday as the union starts the last round of pattern bargaining after deals with Ford and GM.
- Unifor is pressing Stellantis to reverse or replace the idled Brampton assembly program and protect about 2,200 laid-off workers who lost planned Jeep Compass production.
- Stellantis says it has invested more than $8 billion in Canada since 2022 and insists talks must keep its Canadian operations competitive.
- Unifor has reported that Stellantis told the union it is considering selling the Brampton plant and speaking with third parties, a claim the company has not publicly confirmed.
- The talks are taking place under escalating U.S. tariff threats, and Unifor may seek strike authorization before the Sept. 20 contract expiry while aiming to finish bargaining by Sept. 11.