Brampton
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Last month, Stellantis decided to move production of Jeep Compass cars to Illinois from Brampton, Ontario, citing a 25% tariff on automobiles made in Canada.
Brampton, a city of 790,000, will have to deal with the fallout of not only losing those jobs, but also the impact on the auto-parts suppliers and other businesses like restaurants that served the community, said Mayor Patrick Brown.
In Brampton, the Stellantis decision came without warning, said Vito Beato, president of Unifor Local 1285, which represents the 3,000 workers at the Stellantis factory.
“We continue to work constructively with government partners and other stakeholders on a plan for Brampton to find viable solutions that build a sustainable, long-term future for automotive manufacturing in Canada,” she said in a statement.
From the Canadian government’s point of view, Stellantis had agreed to keep the Brampton plant running as part of those tax deals, and Stellantis is now in violation of its contract, Joly said.
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