Unifor says 97.3% of its members who participated in a vote over the weekend backed authorizing a strike if needed for Stellantis workers.
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Unifor says Stellantis workers have delivered a strong strike mandate as contract talks have stalled between the bargaining committee and the company.
The union said Monday that 97.3 per cent of members who participated in a vote over the weekend are in favour of authorizing a strike if needed.
“Unifor members at Stellantis understand how difficult negotiations with the company have been and gave an overwhelming mandate to support their bargaining committee,” said Lana Payne, president of Unifor National, in a statement.
Payne said the union’s members “are united in their determination to reach a fair agreement with Stellantis that protects jobs for Canadian autoworkers.”
Unifor said it represents more than 9,000 Stellantis workers, and it described strike action as a last resort while it hopes to still reach a deal.
The union said bargaining is at an impasse after Stellantis announced it planned to sell its Brampton assembly plan to Roshel, a defence contractor.
Unifor said more than 2,000 workers were laid off from the plant when it stopped operations in 2023, and it said Stellantis has argued that keeping the plant no longer made sense for its business while selling could support future workers.
Unifor said it “will not back down and accept a deal that weakens Stellantis’ footprint within Canada’s auto industry due to broken commitments.”
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