Ontario employer Wescast Industries and its owner, China-based Bohong Industries Group, owe 200 workers about $10 million in termination and severance pay – and they are opting not to pay, according to Unifor.
This comes after the workers lost their jobs at the Wingham, Ont. facility in July 2023. The workers represented by – Unifor 402 – became eligible for termination and severance pay in April 2024, says the union.
“This is not just a violation of laws and collective agreement language, it’s a complete betrayal of Wescast workers and their families who built this company over many decades,” said Unifor national president Lana Payne. “Basic labour standards are being trampled on in small-town Ontario by a corporation who clearly believes it can walk away from its obligations to workers and their families with impunity.”
