On May 11, the Unifor trade union said that Ford has been selected as the lead OEM to begin contract negotiations in Canada for later in 2026. Any agreement reached with Ford will set the stage for future talks with GM and Stellantis.
Unifor has maintained a long-standing working relationship with Ford, and has most

On May 7, the CCOO Spanish union announced that Renault Spain has paused its plan to assign new vehicle production to the country after failing to reach an agreement with unions, raising the possibility of moving production to other countries.
The decision affects three new electric and hybrid models planned from 202

On May 9, multiple sources reported that, fewer than halfway through the year, about 425 workers have chosen voluntary redundancy at the Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy. The unions raised concerns during worker meetings and are hoping production will improve with new models like the Jeep Compass, DS 7, and Lancia Ga

On May 1, the United Auto Workers (UAW) said it plans to hold a strike authorization vote at Stellantis’ Sterling Heights Assembly Plant as it seeks to escalate grievances over alleged outsourced work.
The vote will be held on May 7 and 8 for members of UAW Local 1700, said Mike Spencer, president of the chapter that

On April 29, multiple sources reported that several employees of Symbio gathered outside their gigafactory on April 28, 2026, to protest. They demanded fair support for 358 workers at risk of losing their jobs and asked for a secure future for the site.
At Saint-Fons, France, workers supported a strike led by the wor

On April 13, it was reported that unionized workers at the General Motors plant in Silao approved the 2026–2028 collective agreement, securing a 15% overall wage increase in 3 years and avoiding a strike that had been scheduled for April 15. The union had initially sought a 20% wage increase.
According to the Sindica

On March 31, it was reported that workers at General Motors’ plant in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico are now in negotiations over salary reviews, with the potential strike date postponed to April 17 from the previously planned April 2.
The union representing employees submitted a request for a salary increas

On March 20, FIM-CISL union protested at the Cassino plant, alongside other unions, local institutions, and residents, against the long-term decline of the area’s automotive industry. Workers and the community came together to protect jobs and demand a better future.
They warned that Cassino’s situation could happen

On March 6, FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions announced that Stellantis Italy discussed the situation at the Termoli plant and plans to reduce job redundancies.
The company confirmed that the plant will continue producing three engines, i.e.:
GSE (being updated to meet Euro 7 standards)V6 (currently affected by

On February 27, multiple sources reported that the negotiations between Independent National Union of Workers in the Automotive Industry (SINTTIA) and GM in Silao, Guanajuato, reached a critical point with talks suspended due to lack of agreement.
The union is requesting a 20% wage increase, citing inflation recovery

On February 24, FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions announced that Iveco presented its 2026 industrial plan for commercial vehicles at a meeting in Turin. After a difficult 2025 with lower production, volumes are expected to increase at all Italian plants this year. Investment in products and processes in Italy wi

On February 22, IG Metall union announced that PowerCo has agreed with the union’s job security until the end of 2030. This protects around 2,000 employees in Salzgitter plant, Germany, from layoffs during this period.
The agreement is part of a new collective labor deal running from March 1, 2026, to December 31, 20

On February 19, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee ratified their first union contract with a 96% yes vote, securing pay raises, job protections and a win for the United Auto Workers union in the South. “VW workers are leading the way for the entire labor movement and non-union autoworkers everywhere. Welco

On February 12, VW Navarra announced that it has signed an agreement with UGT and CC.OO. unions to complete its 2026 production plan and prepare for new model launches this year.
Workers will receive two extra days off in return for schedule flexibility. The agreement allows the factory to produce 262,217 cars, inclu

On February 9, FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions announced that Stellantis confirmed it will continue operating the Termoli plant, Italy, through mechanical production, upgrading the GSE to Euro 7 standards and allocating new transmissions for eDCT hybrid engines, and discussed smart working plans.
On smart work

On February 7, FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions officially announced that Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and TotalEnergies JV Automotive Cells Company (ACC) have dropped plans to build battery gigafactories in Italy and Germany.
The unions had warned for a long time that the gigafactory project in Termoli was faili

On February 4, the Federation of Trade Unions of Metalworkers and Steelworkers in Poland announced that they have signed an agreement on a voluntary redundancy program at the Stellantis Tychy factory.
The program will cover 320 employees as announced on January 30. Employees who want to leave under the program on Feb

On February 5, the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union announced that it had secured a tentative first contract with Volkswagen AG for workers at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a historic milestone for the union that had struggled to break into the South's fast-growing auto industry.
The deal, which

On January 30, FIM-CISL union announced that Stellantis shared updates on the Termoli and Cassino plants during the automotive roundtable at MIMIT, Italy.
Stellantis confirmed new investments in Termoli plant to keep producing GSE FireFly engines beyond 2030, in line with Euro 7 rules. But on the Gigafactory project,

On January 22, FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions announced that Stellantis Italy has not provided updates on new orders and is still waiting for an additional model planned for the Melfi plant since the last meeting on January 21, 2026, at the Ministry of MIMIT, Italy.
As a result, Stellantis Melfi plant has rai