Mandatory vaccination policies at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis facilities in Canada are moving forward on their original timelines despite requests from Unifor that the Detroit 3 pause or rework the mandates.
The union recently sent letters to the automakers, requesting a delay in the rollout of the mandates to focus on educating hesitant members and sitting down to hammer out policies all parties can accept.
Stellantis, which is poised to implement its vaccine mandate Dec. 17, received the letter from the union last week, but has not altered its timeline.
“Vaccines and vaccine mandates have proven to be effective, and we feel this is the responsible action to take at this time to protect our employees and their families as well as those visiting our facilities,” the company said in an email to Automotive News Canada.