Canadian auto laborers will see more work next year when Stellantis NV reopens a third shift at its Windsor Assembly Plant, a win for the Toronto-based Unifor union amid a punishing trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The labor group on Tuesday also lauded a decision by General Motors Co. to push back a shift cut at its Oshawa truck plant until the end of January 2026 at the earliest.
Unifor National President Lana Payne said in a statement that the companies' continued investments in Canada are a win "for a critical industry that remains under siege by unfair, unjust U.S. tariffs.”
“Despite today’s good news, autoworkers still face a highly precarious situation in Oshawa as well as other auto communities, but it does show that the work our union is doing and the message our mem