תמליל 0:07 On October 11th, we reported threatened stelco layoffs. 0:10 Now Ottawa has hired lawyers. 0:12 Up to 500 Hamilton jobs are at risk, and the government is warning that legal action 0:16 could come within days. 0:18 Can Ottawa turn the owners' employment promises into protection that reaches workers 0:22 before their jobs disappear? 0:24 Stelco workers are still receiving notices despite the government's intervention 0:28 threat. 0:28 The announced idling affects Hamilton's cold-rolled and coated steel operations. 0:33 Workers are losing work while Ottawa and American owner Cleveland Cliffs argue over 0:37 the promises attached to its takeover. 0:39 Up to 500 jobs are now at risk in Hamilton. 0:42 The company's earlier estimate put that exposure against about 600 jobs at the 0:46 plant. 0:47 That's the potential impact. 0:48 The number of completed layoffs still isn't clear. 0:51 When we reported on October 11th, more than 300 workers were expected to be affected 0:55 over three weeks. 0:56 That was a forecast. 0:57 The latest Hamilton estimate is higher, and earlier figures also covered a different 1:01 combination of sites. 1:02 An earlier plan put about 330 expected job impacts in Hamilton. 1:07 within up to 500 across Hamilton and Lake Erie Works in Nantecoke. 1:11 Those figures can't be added to the newer Hamilton estimate. 1:14 The union's earlier tally was about 90 workers, described first as layoffs and later 1:18 as notices issued. 1:20 It expected about 85 more notices that week. 1:23 Those snapshots and forecasts don't give a current total and shouldn't be added 1:26 together. 1:27 Some notices have already stopped workers from returning for their next shift. 1:31 For others, receiving notice and losing work can happen on different days. 1:35 Ottawa's threat hasn't stopped that process. 1:37 Mike Watts says he was laid off after roughly two decades at the plant. 1:41 He's looking for other work while family bills continue. 1:44 He has also described applying at Lake Erie Works as a possibility involving a 1:48 longer commute and lost seniority. 1:49 Jolie says the owner has broken its Investment Canada Act commitments. 1:53 That law governs federal review of foreign acquisitions. 1:56 She says Ottawa has retained lawyers, is reviewing the deal and the company's 2:00 letter, and remains open to negotiations to preserve jobs. 2:03 Jolie's October 5th letter to Stelco President Paul Simon sought a job maintenance 2:07 plan within five business days. 2:09 Conservative labor critic Kyle Seaback said the cutoff was October 13th at 5 p.m. 2:14 That's his account of the deadline. 2:16 Stelco had already replied on October 9th, and Ottawa acknowledged the response by 2:20 October 10th. 2:21 The fight is over whether that reply satisfies the government's demand. 2:25 Jolie now calls the timing a question of days. 2:28 No court filing has been confirmed. 2:30 Seaback predicted a court application the following day. 2:33 That prediction hasn't become an announced lawsuit. 2:36 Jolie's latest warning sets a shorter horizon for possible action without giving the 2:41 company a new fixed date or hour. 2:43 Cleveland Cliffs completed the takeover on November 1st, 2024, after final federal 2:48 approvals two days earlier. 2:49 Ottawa says the approval carried binding commitments to maintain Canadian 2:53 employment, including unionized jobs for five years, extending to 2029. 2:57 Ottawa treats these cuts as a breach of that protection. 3:01 Cleveland Cliffs chief executive Lauren Cogon Calves says temporary layoffs comply. 3:06 He says the commitment doesn't require a fixed employment level every day, and he's 3:10 prepared to fight Ottawa in court. 3:11 The full employment undertaking isn't public in the material available here, so its 3:15 detailed rules and exceptions remain unclear. 3:18 A court hasn't resolved the competing interpretations. 3:20 The Investment Canada Act allows a minister to apply to a superior court after 3:24 failure to comply with a formal demand. 3:26 Jolie says Ottawa could seek an order enforcing the promises, financial penalties, 3:31 or a sale of Canadian assets. 3:33 Those remain possible remedies. 3:35 Jolie is still pursuing negotiations as well. 3:37 Goncalves has separately said he'd consider selling Stelco for a good offer, but he 3:41 hasn't announced a buyer or a sale agreement. 3:43 Stelco blames tariffs and market conditions, including weak demand, low steel 3:48 prices, and import pressure. 3:49 It cites US steel tariffs of up to 50%. 3:53 It also says exports of some steel products to the United States have fallen 58%. 3:57 Goncalves supports US steel tariffs while seeking a separate arrangement for Canada. 4:02 That puts him behind the same policy tool he blames for Stelco's difficulties. 4:07 Union leader Ron Wells suspects the cuts are also intended to pressure Ottawa into a 4:11 trade deal. 4:12 Cleveland Cliffs says workers would be recalled if Canada and the United States 4:16 reach a steel trade agreement. 4:18 Gonkalves has reportedly suggested a return by Thanksgiving 2027. 4:22 Workers still don't have an agreed recall schedule. 4:25 Wells's pressure campaign allegation hasn't been proven, and the company's export 4:28 figures don't settle whether these particular layoffs were unavoidable. 4:32 For workers, a recall tied to a future trade deal leaves their return dependent on 4:36 negotiations beyond the plant. 4:38 Pierre Poeliev wants a lawsuit and tariff-free trade talks. 4:41 Avi Lewis and Merritt Stiles advocate public ownership. 4:44 Polyevra hasn't said he supports nationalizing Stelco. 4:48 The earlier claim that he did was wrong. 4:50 Seaback opposes nationalization. 4:52 He also wants measures against foreign steel dumping and removal of the industrial 4:56 carbon tax. 4:57 Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier left a federal purchase open as a possibility 5:01 without committing to buy the company. 5:02 Queens University Law Professor Nicholas Lamp proposes temporary federal ownership. 5:07 If a forced sale produces no private buyer, he warns that displaced workers could 5:11 retire or find other jobs, making lost steel-making capacity harder to restore. 5:16 Drew Fagan sees a possible precedent in how Ottawa enforces promises about Canadian 5:20 industrial operations, but the immediate protection remains unresolved. 5:24 Ottawa has received the company's response, hired lawyers and spelled out remedies 5:28 while notices continue and no preservation agreement has been announced. 5:31 The government is looking for a faster way to preserve the Hamilton operation. 5:35 A court-ordered sale could take so long that layoffs, closure, or substantially 5:39 reduced operations happen before the process finishes.
מי דיווח על מה היכן שהגרסאות סותרות CBC News כותב 8 באוק׳, 15:09 UTC The government says its commitments include maintaining the same level of unionized workers. CTV News כותב 11 באוק׳, 2:39 UTC Cleveland Cliffs had committed to keeping employment levels steady for five years. Global News כותב 17 באוק׳, 22:30 UTC A 2024 agreement associated with Cleveland-Cliffs’ purchase of Stelco required the company to maintain the same number of unionized jobs in Canada for five years. CBC News כותב 11 באוק׳, 19:24 UTC Conalves said Stelco's employment undertakings do not require it to maintain the same employment level every day for five years. Global News כותב 13 באוק׳, 2:00 UTC Stelco denied breaking promises associated with its sale in 2024 and said the situation was beyond its control. נקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחד ≠ Five-year commitment to maintain Stelco employment levels גרסאות סותרות · 3 כלי תקשורת ≠ Stelco disputed that its undertakings barred layoffs גרסאות סותרות · שני כלי תקשורת Stelco cited U.S. tariffs as a cause of potential job losses 4 כלי תקשורת ✓ Stelco began laying off staff over Thanksgiving weekend אושר באופן עצמאי · 3 כלי תקשורת Ottawa gave Cleveland-Cliffs five business days to provide a job-saving plan 3 כלי תקשורת ✓ Planned layoffs at Stelco plants אושר באופן עצמאי · 3 כלי תקשורת Cleveland-Cliffs cited trade pressures for planned job cuts 3 כלי תקשורת Government said planned layoffs breached binding commitments 3 כלי תקשורת Mike Watts said he received a layoff notice on his last workday 3 כלי תקשורת Government reviewed Stelco’s response with all options open 3 כלי תקשורת Ron Wells suspects the layoffs are intended to pressure Ottawa into a trade deal. 3 כלי תקשורת ✓ Joly warned of legal action over the planned layoffs אושר באופן עצמאי · שני כלי תקשורת ✓ Stelco began issuing layoff notices at its Hamilton plant אושר באופן עצמאי · שני כלי תקשורת Expected number of workers affected over three weeks שני כלי תקשורת Joly raised forcing a sale of Stelco’s Canadian assets שני כלי תקשורת Government said it could go to court to enforce Stelco commitments שני כלי תקשורת Planned job cuts across Hamilton and Lake Erie Works שני כלי תקשורת Joly outlined possible remedies for Stelco commitment violations שני כלי תקשורת Ottawa threatened court action if layoffs proceeded שני כלי תקשורת Financial penalties were a possible remedy שני כלי תקשורת Government sought a faster solution to save the Hamilton plant שני כלי תקשורת Michael Watt said he had worked at the job for more than 20 years before being laid off. שני כלי תקשורת Mike Watt said he was applying for jobs, including in Alberta. שני כלי תקשורת Cleveland-Cliffs said weaker demand, trade challenges and imported-steel competition were among the… שני כלי תקשורת כל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-18 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 00:02 UTC .
