Stelco to Recall Hamilton Workforce in Response to Improved Customer Demand
Business Wire•13/11/2026•12:27 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Stelco will recall all 175 Hamilton workers on December 1
- ➤Customer commitments support restarting Hamilton finishing operations after several weeks
- ➤Impacted employees will receive retroactive standard wages for the layoff period
- ➤Offshore galvanized imports eroded Stelco’s domestic market, while tariff response remained insufficient
Expert Statements
Paul Simon, President of Stelco
“I would like to thank our valued customers for the faith they have placed in us, and our workers for the patience and resilience they have continued to demonstrate during this challenging period”
Stelco to Recall Hamilton Workforce in Response to Improved Customer Demand
On September 28(th )Stelco announced that, in response to unsustainable market conditions for its cold rolled and coated products, Stelco temporarily idled our Hamilton finishing operations – a measure that impacted 175 of our employees. We are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with a sufficient volume of our customers to restart our Hamilton finishing operations and recall all 175 workers on December 1(st).
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