Windsor Stellantis workers to return to job for at least 2 weeks, union says

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· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 2:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Workers astatine Windsor's Stellantis assembly works volition instrumentality to the occupation for astatine slightest 2 weeks, their national announced Friday. 

Production is scheduled to resume connected some shifts for the weeks of April 21 and April 28, Unifor Local 444 said successful a station to societal media. 

"The institution has made nary decisions beyond that arsenic of yet," the national said. 

Production astatine the installation has been paused for a week, aft U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs connected imported vehicles. Production volition besides beryllium paused the week of April 14, earlier workers instrumentality April 21. 

The institution referred to its erstwhile connection connected the impermanent works closure erstwhile asked for remark Friday. "Stellantis continues to measure the effects of the precocious announced U.S. tariffs connected imported vehicles and volition proceed to engage with the U.S. Administration connected these argumentation changes," the connection said.

The quality comes wrong hours of General Motors announcing that it volition intermission accumulation astatine its CAMI assembly works successful Ingersoll, Ont., from May to October, and volition determination to 1 displacement erstwhile it resumes production. The determination means astir 500 workers volition person indefinite layoff notices. 

Layoffs astatine that installation are expected to statesman Monday, per the union.