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“Unifor has its own job to do. Payne said the union also hopes to “wiggle” more investment dollars out of Stellantis to add to the red-hot Canadian auto industry’s running tally of recent spending. Stewart offered few specifics, but said Stellantis is eager to get to the bargaining table, and “absolutely” willing to engage on union priorities such as higher wages for workers facing steep levels of inflation. “We all need to be successful together, and that means everybody continuing to have great wages, great benefits and a great place to work.”Stewart also pointed to the recent impasse with the Canadian government over the company’s joint venture battery cell plant in Windsor, Ont. as a building block for Stellantis’ relationship with Unifor.