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Stelco begins issuing layoff notices as first job cuts set to take effect Sunday

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Stelco Holdings Inc. has begun issuing layoff notices at its steel plant, with some workers receiving notifications on Wednesday to stop working their next scheduled shifts. The first layoffs are set to take effect this Sunday and will continue over three weeks, impacting up to 500 workers across Hamilton and Lake Erie facilities. About 90 workers received notices this week, with the majority of the cuts expected to affect unionized employees at the Hamilton plant, where approximately 330 workers will be laid off. The company attributes these job reductions to trade issues, weak demand, and import pressures.

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Stelco, owned by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., is laying off up to 500 workers across its facilities in Hamilton and Lake Erie over three weeks starting Sunday. Ron Wells, president of United Steelworkers Local 1005, announced that about 330 layoffs will occur in Hamilton, with additional cuts at the pickling operations in Nanticoke. Workers received layoff notices Wednesday for their next shift, reflecting new rules allowing immediate layoffs under Ontario's Employment Standards Act.

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath has proposed her "Head of Lake Ontario" tariff-response plan to assist laid-off workers by keeping property tax increases below inflation and offering emergency tax deferrals. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly threatened legal action against Cleveland-Cliffs if it fails to present a job-saving plan, but Stelco maintains compliance with employment commitments under the Investment Canada Act despite ongoing layoffs.

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Hamilton Ont Stelco Stelco Holdings Inc. Wells

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Stelco, which is owned by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., announced last week plans to cut up to 500 workers across its Hamilton and Lake Erie facilities, citing the ongoing trade crisis, weak demand and continued import pressure. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has threatened legal action against Cleveland-Cliffs if it fails to provide a plan outlining how it will honour the job commitments made when it acquired Stelco in 2024.

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🔮 Stelco Holdings Inc. has started handing out layoff notices at its Hamilton, Ont., steel plant, the first in a wave of job cuts expected to unfold over three weeks as the company moves ahead with plans to lay off up to 500 workers.

2026-10-08 · Global News

Stelco begins issuing layoff notices as first job cuts set to take effect Sunday · assertive framing

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Stelco Holdings Inc. has started handing out layoff notices at its Hamilton, Ont., steel plant, the first in a wave of job cuts expected to unfold over three weeks as the company moves ahead with plans to lay off up to 500 workers. asserted

company → start → workers

Ron Wells, president of United Steelworkers local 1005, said some workers received notices Wednesday telling them not to return for their next scheduled shift. asserted

workers → say → shift

About 90 workers are expected to receive notices this week, with the first layoffs taking effect Sunday, he said. asserted

he → expect → effect

“They’re doing it in stages because they have to winterize the place and take the operations down so you can start it back up when the orders come back,” said Wells, who has worked at the steel mill for 47 years and represents workers at the Hamilton plant. asserted

who → do → plant

Get breaking National news “There’s still steel being rolled and it’s supposed to be done sometime today … and then they have to ship the stuff out,” he said. asserted

he → get → stuff

“That’s why it takes a few weeks to do this wind down. asserted

it → ’ → wind

The layoffs at the Hamilton plant are expected to affect roughly 330 workers, with additional cuts expected among co-op workers and employees at the pickling operations at Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ont., he said. asserted

he → expect → Nanticoke

Wells said the layoffs are affecting unionized workers, while salaried employees have so far been spared. asserted

employees → say → workers

“They’re not being touched and we’re taking the brunt of the hit,” he said. asserted

he → touch → hit

The company is describing the cuts as indefinite layoffs, while the union is treating them as temporary under its collective agreement, Wells said. asserted

Wells → describe → agreement

it → own → 2024