US EditionQuebec union urging action after 300 employees laid off amid tariff war
Paccar will shift U.S.-bound truck production back to American plants, cutting 300 jobs at Sainte-Thérèse with 725 layoffs this year, union and officials say.
- On Oct. 22, 2025, Paccar Inc. laid off 300 workers at its Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, plant weeks before a 25% U.S. import tariff takes effect on Nov. 1.
- The company said it will repatriate U.S.-bound production of trucks sold in the U.S. to Paccar Inc.'s plants in Texas, Ohio and Washington state, citing existing U.S. capacity.
- The Sainte-Thérèse plant has a peak workforce of more than 1,400 employees and has seen 725 layoffs this year as daily output dropped from 96 to 16–18 trucks.
- Unifor immediately called for government action, planning talks with Quebec and federal governments to boost domestic purchases, while Quebec ministers highlighted Paccar’s interest in Canadian products and downplayed the cuts’ impact.
- The move highlights risks to export-dependent manufacturers as officials warned the situation could cost the plant its American customers, prompting Unifor leaders to urge local buyer support.
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A victim of the Washington tariffs, the Quebec heavy-duty truck factory Paccar, of Sainte-Thérèse, announces the lay-off of 300 of its employees.
US Truck Manufacturer Lays Off 300 More Workers in Quebec, Union Calls for Action
A Quebec union is calling on the provincial government to take action after an American commercial truck manufacturer laid off 300 more workers at its Quebec plant ahead of a 25 percent U.S. tariff that is set to take effect on Nov. 1. Unifor Quebec, the union representing workers at truck manufacturer PACCAR, says the company has laid off 300 more workers at its Sainte-Thérèse factory in Quebec, which it says is the result of the ongoing tariff…
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Western InvestorU.S. truck maker Paccar lays off 300 workers in Quebec ahead of tariffs
MONTREAL -- American truck maker Paccar Inc. has laid off 300 more factory workers in Quebec ahead of a 25 per cent import tariff to be imposed by the U.S. next month.
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