Stelco (owned by Cleveland-Cliffs) lays off Hamilton cold-rolling workers amid planned broader cuts

Stelco, owned by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs, has implemented layoffs at its Hamilton operations tied to broader company cuts intended to be temporary until a Canada-U.S. trade deal. United Steelworkers Local 1005 president Ron Wells said about 90 Hamilton workers were laid off last week and an additional 85 were expected to receive notices this week; Wells had previously cited roughly 333 expected layoffs in Hamilton and more in Nanticoke. Affected departments include the cold rolling section; individual workers report surprise and concerns about seniority decisions. Cleveland-Cliffs maintains the layoffs are lawful and temporary, while federal and Ontario NDP politicians have called for nationalization and the federal government is considering legal action alleging the company broke commitments to maintain employment levels after its 2024 purchase. The union is organizing meetings and rallies and seeking government action to hold the company to its commitments.

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. cut 90 jobs affecting its cold rolling (cold roll) / steel operations team.

That is roughly 0.3% of the 26,000 people Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 7 layoff events at Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. since June 2025, including 947 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 5 additional events known from news reporting.