Overview
- Unifor opened negotiations with Stellantis on Tuesday as the final round of bargaining with the Detroit Three before current contracts expire on Sept. 20.
- The union is pressing Stellantis to replicate the wage, investment and product pattern already won from Ford and GM and hopes to secure commitments that preserve jobs at the idled Brampton assembly plant.
- Unifor says Stellantis has notified the union it is considering selling or closing Brampton, and the union has set a goal of reaching a deal by Sept. 11 before it seeks strike authorization.
- Stellantis paused retooling at Brampton in February 2025 and moved Jeep Compass production to the United States in October 2025, leaving the plant idle since 2023 and raising urgency for new product commitments.
- The talks take place under intense U.S. trade pressure, including a 25% tariff on non-U.S. vehicles and a recent presidential threat to raise duties to 50%, which increases stakes for cross‑border production and Canadian job security.