On September 2, it was reported that workers at General Motors' Sao Jose dos Campos plant rejected the automaker's latest wage proposal and staged a two-hour work stoppage after the union notified GM on August 31 that workers were entering a state of strike.
The union is seeking a real wage increase of 3.5% above inf

On August 26, Volkswagen de Mexico and the Independent Union of Workers of the Automotive Industry of Volkswagen de Mexico (SITIAVW) reached an agreement on the 2026-2028 collective bargaining agreement, avoiding a strike at the Puebla plant. Volkswagen de Mexico subsequently announced the indefinite suspension of on

On August 30, the Unifor labor union announced that its members ratified the agreements that secures wage increases and guarantees new product allocations in Canada, including the next-generation GMC Sierra HD pickup to be produced at the Oshawa Car Assembly plant.
During negotiations with Unifor, GM said it planned

Canada’s Unifor labor union announced it will begin contract negotiations with Stellantis in Toronto on September 1 after securing deals with Ford and General Motors. A major point of contention will be the future of the idled Brampton Assembly Plant.
Over 2,200 Unifor members at the Brampton plant face potential job

On August 25, IG Metall union announced that the VW Group CEO has yet to provide details on how the planned additional job cuts will affect individual brands, companies and plants. He said that the company will continue to use voluntary measures wherever possible to reduce its workforce and plans to work with the Emd

On August 25, multiple sources reported that VW Navarra plans to hire 1,000 temporary workers to start a weekend shift at its Landaben plant in 2027. The shift will involve 28 working hours per week, but employees will receive pay equivalent to 40 hours.
The weekend schedule will run from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays,

On August 25, Hyundai Motor and its labor union announced that they have reached a tentative wage agreement during negotiations held over two days from Aug. 24 at the Ulsan plant, according to multiple Korean media reports. If approved in a union membership vote scheduled for Aug. 31, Hyundai Motor's 2026 wage negoti

On August 22, Canadian labor union Unifor announced that it had reached tentative agreements with General Motors. Details of the agreements, which were not immediately released, will be shared with members during ratification meetings on August 29 and 30.  The current contracts with GM expire in September.
The agreem

On August 21, the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) announced that it had carried out a joint strike across the automotive industry. Approximately 50,000 union members from 50 workplaces participated in the action. At Hyundai Motor's union branch, around 38,000 members joined the strike.
According to reports from mu

On August 18, Volkswagen de Mexico and the Independent Union of Workers of the Automotive Industry of Volkswagen de Mexico (SITIAVW) agreed to extend the strike deadline for the Puebla plant by five days, moving the potential work stoppage to August 23 at 11:00 a.m.
The extension, reached during negotiations at the F

On August 18, it was reported that the Independent Union of Workers of the Automotive Industry of Volkswagen de Mexico (SITIAVW) have temporarily suspended negotiations with Volkswagen de Mexico after failing to reach an agreement on the 2026 collective bargaining review.
After 21 negotiation sessions, the union anno

On August 17, multiple sources reported that at Stellantis Mirafiori plant, Italy, production is restarting slowly after the summer break. Body shop workers' leave has been extended to four weeks, and the plant will operate at reduced capacity until August 24, 2026.
The management announced that the extended shutdown

Unifor will be pushing General Motors to increase vehicle production in Canada, including adding the GMC Sierra to the Oshawa Assembly Plant, as they begin contract talks in the environment of U.S. tariffs that have reduced Canadian vehicle output. 
The Oshawa Assembly Plant currently builds Chevrolet Silverado 1500

On August 9, it was reported that Volkswagen de Mexico is at risk of a strike at its Puebla plant if no agreement on their 2026 collective bargaining negotiations is reached with the Union of Volkswagen Automotive Industry Workers (SITIAVW).
The current strike deadline is set for August 18 at 11:00 a.m. Workers are s

On August 10, General Motors and Unifor opened negotiations with in Toronto, Canada over two separate contracts that expire in September, including one that could determine the fate of over 1,000 hourly employees laid off at the CAMI Assembly plant.
The CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, stopped building Brig

On August 6, German engineering company IAV GmbH, the General Works Council, and IG Metall agreed on a new forward-looking collective bargaining agreement. Eight general works council agreements have been finalized. This resolves the key issues surrounding employment, locations, working hours, compensation, and train

On July 30, BMW Group announced, alongside its second quarter financial results, that it has agreed on a workforce restructuring program with the Central Works Council, which includes voluntary severance options while maintaining existing employment protection measures.
The restructuring program is in line with the c

On July 27, Porsche announced that its Future Package includes job and site protection until 2035, along with planned investment. The plans were agreed by the Executive Board, General Works Council, IG Metall union, and Südwestmetall employers' association.
Its plans to reduce around 5,000 more jobs by 2035 through n

On July 21, 2026, Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector labor union, announced that it would begin contract negotiations with General Motors on August 10, 2026. GM will be the second Detroit Three automaker in negotiations with Unifor, following the conclusion of the union’s successful pattern setting negotiations

On July 22, multiple sources reported that Stellantis has extended the contracts of temporary workers at its Mirafiori plant, Italy until December 31, 2026, instead of the original end date of July 31, 2026.
The extension ensures job continuity and allows the plant to maintain its current production schedule through