Unifor Local 444 has announced the Windsor Assembly Plant will continue to have a second shift for a few more months.
In October, Stellantis announced it would be cutting the second shift on April 17, eliminating about 1,500 jobs.
The union has been informed the second shift will remain operational until the end of June.
We are pleased to announce that we have just been notified by the company that the 2nd shift will be extended until the end of June 2022.
Local 444 Leadership pic.twitter.com/Zdtc5DOyss— Local 444 Unifor (@LOCAL444UNIFOR) February 24, 2022
At the time Stellantis announced the cut, the company blamed the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors and the pandemic.
“The global automotive industry continues to face significant headwinds such as the persisting semiconductor shortage and the extended effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Stellantis Canada spokesperson LouAnn Gosselin. “In response to these factors, Stellantis will adjust production operations at its Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada. Beginning in the spring of 2022, WAP will transition to a one-shift operation.”
The global chip shortage caused the plant to sit idle for most of 2021.
