Press release
Toronto — Unifor is calling on all levels of government to take decisive action to protect Canada’s aerospace industry amid a new escalation in the Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada that threatens to levy tariffs on and decertify Bombardier Global series aircraft and all aircraft made in Canada.
“History is full of examples of the United States weakening and destabilizing Canadian aerospace manufacturing, from the Avro Arrow to the Bombardier C Series, and now Trump is threatening our world-class Global jet program. Canadian aerospace workers in Montreal, Toronto and beyond build cutting-edge aircraft that compete literally at the highest levels. Make no mistake, this latest threat is a continued attack on Canada’s industrial economy and good union jobs.”
Unifor National President Lana Payne
Unifor is also concerned that this inflammatory escalation in the U.S.-initiated trade war against Canada will further undermine Canadian industrial capacity, good jobs, and national sovereignty, while dangerously politicizing airworthiness certification processes that exist to protect public safety.
“Politicizing aircraft certification is deeply troubling. We are calling on the Canadian government to contact their U.S. counterparts immediately to defuse this situation and to take concrete action here at home to strengthen our resilience and protect our jobs.”
Daniel Cloutier, Unifor Quebec director
The union is urging the federal government to intervene and find a quick resolution that protects Canadian aerospace workers and the broader sector.
About Unifor
Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector union, representing 320,000 workers in all major sectors of the economy, including 11,000 in the aerospace sector. In Quebec, Unifor represents workers at several major aerospace companies, including Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney, Héroux-Devtek and CAE.
For media inquiries, please contact David Molenhuis, Unifor national communications represntative at david.molenhuis@unifor.org or Véronique Figliuzzi, Unifor Québec national communications representative, at veronique.figliuzzi@unifor.org.