Stellantis places thousands of Ontario plant workers on temporary layoff amid stalled talks

Stellantis has more than 6,400 workers at its Windsor plant on a three-week layoff as contract negotiations with Unifor stalled over the company's plan to sell its idled Brampton, Ont., plant. The article also states the Brampton factory, which employed more than 3,000 when it closed for retooling in 2023, has about 2,200 people on layoff; Stellantis attributes the layoffs and prior two-week shutdown to U.S. tariffs and declining sales. Unifor members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate (97% of votes cast) but the union is not yet in a legal strike position. Stellantis said it continues to evaluate manufacturing operations in response to market conditions and tariffs while talks remain at an impasse.

Stellantis cut 6,400 jobs.

That is roughly 2.2% of the 295,000 people Stellantis employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 10 layoff events at Stellantis since February 2023, with 10 additional events known from news reporting.