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Stellantis workers in Ontario who are represented by Unifor have voted 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as collective bargaining negotiations remain stalled.<\/p>\n
Two days of voting were held on the weekend. <\/p>\n
The workers are stationed at factories in Windsor, Toronto and the idled Brampton assembly plant.<\/p>\n
Unifor represents over 9,000 Stellantis workers in Canada.<\/p>\n
It has said any potential strike action involving the Ontario workers remains its last resort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you deliver a strike authorization vote north of 97 per cent across our Stellantis workplaces, you send a powerful message of unity and strength,” said James Stewart, Unifor Local 444 president, in a social media video<\/a> released Monday morning.<\/p>\n “You have given us the tools to get this done.\u201d<\/p>\n Company ‘committed’ to good-faith bargaining<\/p>\n The automaker responded to a request for comment from CBC News on Monday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cStellantis remains committed to bargaining in good faith and is prepared to continue discussions toward a negotiated agreement that recognizes the contributions of our employees while supporting the long-term competitiveness of our Canadian operations,\u201d said spokesperson LouAnn Gosselin.<\/p>\n Unifor national president Lana Payne said members are united in their determination to reach a “fair agreement” with Stellantis “that protects jobs for Canadian autoworkers.\u201d<\/p>\n More than 2,000 Stellantis workers were laid off in Brampton in 2023. (Patrick Morrell\/CBC)<\/p>\n The union says it is not in a legal strike position at this time as neither Stellantis nor Unifor has requested a No Board report, one of the steps necessary under labour law required for job action.<\/p>\n A key sticking point has been the uncertainty around the Brampton factory. Recently, Stellantis said it planned to sell the property to defence contractor Roshel.<\/p>\n More than 2,000 workers were laid off in Brampton in 2023, and the automaker later moved production of its Jeep Compass to Illinois.<\/p>\n Unifor has argued that closing and selling Brampton would threaten workers’ wages, pensions and benefits, and have broader consequences for Ontario’s automotive sector and supply chain.<\/p>\n Stellantis Canada president and CEO Trevor Longley earlier said the company considers Canada an important market and has invested more than $8 billion across its Canadian operations since 2022.<\/p>\n![\"photo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792432572_524_default.jpg\")
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