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Unifor grants 97.3% strike mandate for Stellantis

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Unifor Gives Strike Mandate

Unifor members gave a 97.3% strike mandate to Stellantis.
More than 9,000 eligible workers, including 6,400 at Windsor, voted in the two-day authorization.
Stellantis will sell the idled Brampton Assembly Plant to Canadian armoured vehicle maker Roshel.
Unifor warned that abandoning Brampton could risk Windsor commitments, including the third shift.

Summary

Joly Announces Production

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced Canada will resume production at the Brampton plant on Oct. 16, 2026.
Neither Stellantis nor Unifor requested a No Board report, leaving the union out of a legal strike position.
Ontario law prohibits a strike or lockout for 17 days after a conciliator issues a no-board report.
Ottawa said it will seek to recover $222 million spent retooling Brampton if Stellantis abandons production.

History

Historical Context

Canada’s auto-labour battles date back to the 1937 Oshawa strike, where 4,000 assembly workers demanded an eight-hour day and union recognition. Decades later, GM’s 2008 agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers was shattered when the company announced the shutdown of its Oshawa truck plant, prompting a 12-day blockade of its headquarters. That precedent informs today’s Unifor-led strike at Stellantis’s Brampton facility and Ontario’s no-board rule.

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Unifor Gives Strike Mandate

Unifor members gave a 97.3% strike mandate to Stellantis.
More than 9,000 eligible workers, including 6,400 at Windsor, voted in the two-day authorization.
Stellantis will sell the idled Brampton Assembly Plant to Canadian armoured vehicle maker Roshel.
Unifor warned that abandoning Brampton could risk Windsor commitments, including the third shift.

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