Are Stelco jobs a bargaining chip?
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Are Stelco jobs a bargaining chip?

B1IntermediateNovember 10, 202621 min
  • Business & money
  • About Canada

The livelihoods of some 500 Stelco workers are the crux of a recent showdown between Industry Minister Melanie Joly and the CEO of Ohio-based steel producer, Cleveland-Cliffs. Joly wants the company to reverse its layoff of Canadian workers, claiming it goes against the original agreement the company signed when they acquired Stelco back in 2024. Cleveland-Cliffs, however, says they haven't broken any terms. Host Caryn Ceolin speaks to Toronto Star business reporter Josh Rubin to breakdown the timeline of the Stelco drama, what legal action Ottawa could actually take against the steel giant, and whether or not th...

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Stelco two years ago. Jolie has issued a pink slip of sorts of her own. She's

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Frequency Podcast Network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. Over the past few weeks, Industry Minister Melanesia Li and the US-based owner of Stelco have been engaged in a showdown over the decision to lay off up to 500 workers at two Ontario steel mills. Employees at Stelco's Hamilton plant have already started receiving pink slips. Despite promises its parent company, Cleveland Cliffs, made when it bought

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Stelco two years ago. Jolie has issued a pink slip of sorts of her own. She's given Stelco 15 days to reverse the job cuts or else the federal government will turn to the courts. I'm Karen Seolin. I'm joined today by Josh Rubin, Business reporter at the Toronto Star.

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We'll discuss the onus on Ottawa to hold the company and its CEO, a supporter of Trump's tariffs, to account, the risks legal action brings for the Carney government and whether strategically important industries belong

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