"Joseph Jacildo helped assemble vehicles inside a Brampton, Ont., plant for 28 years. Working on that assembly line became a family business, with his wife, three daughters and each of their partners eventually coming on board. Now, all eight autoworkers and Jacildo's 10 grandchildren have moved 350 kilometres southwest to Windsor to keep their jobs assembling vehicles for Stellantis. We are the first batch of transfers from Brampton, he said."
"The auto giant's Brampton plant hasn't produced a car for more than two years, leaving the Jacildos and 3,000 other laid-off workers in limbo. It was originally called a "temporary pause" to retool for the eventual production of new gas and electric vehicles, but that was later put on hold. The company hasn't announced any future plans for the facility and is in a dispute with the federal government over hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars it received in recent years."
"As a result, the Jacildos reluctantly agreed to an offer to transfer to Stellantis's Windsor Assembly Plant. Joseph Jacildo, second from left, is seen in 1998 with other family members at the Brampton Assembly Plant. His daughter Jasmine Jacildo, is on the far right as a child (being held by a family member whose face is blurred because they didn't want their image used)."
An assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario has not produced cars for over two years, leaving about 3,000 workers laid off. The pause to retool for future gas and electric vehicles was suspended and no future plans have been announced. Stellantis received hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds and is now in a dispute with the federal government. Some workers accepted transfers to Stellantis's Windsor Assembly Plant and relocated 350 kilometres southwest to keep jobs. A multigenerational family of eight autoworkers — the Jacildos — and their grandchildren moved to Windsor, selling or renting their Brampton home after buying it in December 2024.
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