‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart Union says collective agreement is just the start of a broader fight to unionize major employers across the country The Guardian - US · Jun 6
Cheap Chinese EVs Are Coming To Canada. Not Everyone Is Happy About It As Canada lifts 100% tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, some politicians and labor groups aren't thrilled about where this could lead. InsideEVs · Jan 17
Why Is Stellantis Shifting Jeep Compass Production From Brampton to Illinois Now? Tariffs torpedo Brampton: Stellantis shifts Compass production to Illinois Q4 2025, idling 3,200 jobs amid £8.47B US investment. International Business Times UK · Oct 15, 2025
Trump delays Canada tariffs, but anger and calls to rethink US ties persist Canada faces calls to reduce its ‘dependence’ on the US amid threats by President Donald Trump to impose stiff tariffs. Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2025
Canadian autoworkers and General Motors reach a tentative contract agreement The deal recognizes employee contributions with significant pay and benefit increases and additional job security, the automaker said. WEKU · Oct 11, 2023
Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada Auto workers have launched strikes at three General Motors facilities in Canada The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
New Unifor president ready to grow the union's diminished auto sector From a pandemic to an internal scandal on top of supply disruptions causing mass temporary layoffs, Lana Payne already has seen Canada's largest private sector union through a series of trials. Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022
Canada largest private sector union elects first woman president Canada's largest private sector labour union, Unifor, elected Lana Payne as president on Wednesday, making her the first woman to lead an organization representing more than 315,000 workers, including in the auto sector. Reuters · Aug 10, 2022
Ex-Unifor president Dias accused of accepting funds from COVID test supplier, enters rehab The former head of Canada's largest private-sector union has entered a rehab program after being charged with breaching Unifor's constitution by accepting funds from a third-party supplier. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022