The United Auto Workers union said several local union employees were prepared to file complaints against Stellantis and could strike if necessary over the company’s “failure to meet its investment obligations and honor the union contract.”
The move comes days after United Auto Workers union president Shawn Fine took aim at Stellantis and its CEO Carlos Tavares on Friday, saying sales were down, profits were down and CEO pay was up.
Following last year’s historic strike, the union negotiated the right to strike over plant closures, outsourcing, and product and investment commitments.
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Earlier this month, Stellantis warned the union that it could lay off thousands of workers at its Warren Truck Plant, which builds an older version of the Ram 1500 pickup truck.
“This company made a commitment to Stellantis autoworkers in our union contract, and we intend to enforce that contract to the fullest extent,” Fine said Monday afternoon. “On behalf of autoworkers everywhere, we stand against a company that wants to renege on its commitments and lead a race to the bottom at the expense of the American worker.”
The union said the company was backtracking on its product commitments to reopen the Belvedere plant.
According to the union, the locals that can file complaints are: UAW Local 12 in the Toledo Assembly, Local 140 in the Warren Truck Plant, Local 1700 in the Sterling Heights Assembly, Local 7 in the Detroit Jefferson Assembly Complex, Local 51 in the Mack Assembly Complex and two locals in Kokomo, Indiana.
We have reached out to Stellantis for a statement.
