Prepac workers in Delta become newest casualties of trade instability
DELTA, BC, March 11, 2025 /CNW/ - Citing "an altered economic environment", ready-to-assemble furniture manufacturer Prepac is preparing to terminate more than 170 jobs and shift operations to its North Carolina facility.
"Our union has been warning about lost investment and production since Trump began his economic war on Canada and Canadian workers," said Unifor National President Lana Payne. "In this case, Prepac and its equity owners are using the tariffs as an excuse to redirect all their production to the US. It's pure greed."
Prepac was founded in Canada 45 years ago and locally owned until the firm was sold to the TorQuest private equity firm in 2019. A fourth building in Delta was acquired by the company in 2020 to accommodate growth. The North Carolina facility was only opened in 2021.
"It's a slap in the face to Canadian workers and Canadian consumers who have made this company a success since 1979. We will be calling for a boycott of Prepac products nation-wide," said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. "It's another example of equity firms stripping companies for profit with no regard for jobs, community, or frankly, decency."
Manufacturing processes in Delta will cease on Friday, March 14 followed by maintenance activity. The company expects all workers to be severed in May 2025.
Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 320,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
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