Stellantis Workers Call for Cross-Border Unity
Workers from Windsor, Ontario, and suburban Detroit spoke out against job destruction and the UAW and Unifor's support for trade war.
Stellantis autoworkers in Canada and the US denounced Trump's trade war measures, calling for a unified struggle to defend jobs and living standards.
- Mass layoffs are mounting
- Global automakers are deploying AI and automation to extract more production from a shrinking workforce
On October 14, Stellantis announced it was scrapping plans to build its new Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ontario, shifting production to its Belvidere, Illinois, plant to shield the company from Trump's tariffs.
“We shouldn’t be pitted against each other”
The decision threatens 1,500 Brampton jobs and may lead to the plant's closure. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain praised Trump's tariffs for bringing "back thousands of good union jobs to the US."
Author's summary: Workers unite against job destruction.