‘Real Doom and Gloom’: Thunder Bay’s Alstom Plant Prepares to Shed 200+ Jobs

What’s going on at Alstom’s Thunder Bay plant?

Alstom is preparing to eliminate more than 200 roles at its Thunder Bay facility in the coming months, as a major manufacturing contract for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) nears completion.

• The first round of job cuts is set to begin May 9, according to Unifor Local 1075 President Justin Roberts.
• Workforce reductions will continue in staggered waves through the end of August, aligned with phased shutdowns across different shop-floor stations.
• Roughly 200 of the affected workers are Unifor members, while up to 230 total employees are expected to be impacted, the company confirmed.

Official statements and context

Alstom spokesperson: The company told TBnewswatch the job cuts are part of a restructuring effort to “adjust employment levels to reflect the current workload.”

Unifor Local 1075: After the workforce reduction, union membership at the plant could shrink to around 170-180 workers.

• The plant includes additional non-unionized employees, though their status was not confirmed.

Key contract backdrop: The job cuts coincide with the wind-down of the TTC LRV (light rail vehicle) project.

• Future employment at the plant may depend on whether Alstom secures a $2.2 billion contract to build 55 subway trains for the TTC’s Line 2.

Political and government response

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria recently urged Toronto to consider sole-sourcing the Line 2 contract to Alstom, pledging provincial and potential federal support.

Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois backed the push and criticized past decisions that allowed rail contracts to be outsourced outside Canada.

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