GM axle supplier workers go on strike in Three Rivers, Michigan On May 31, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain called for a strike at the Three Rivers, Michigan plant that ‌makes axles for GM pickup trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The plant, owned by Dauch Corp., formerly American Axle, has about 1,000 employees, according to the UAW. The Three Rivers plant is the company’s largest plant in Michigan and is...

News  Updated at: 2026/06/02

UAW plans strike authorization vote at Stellantis’ SHAP truck plant 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 represents the 6,000 workers at SHAP, which currently produ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/06

UAW, VW reach historic tentative contract for Chattanooga plant workers 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 now goes to a vote by members, includes a 20% raise over the...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/06

VW Chattanooga workers vote to authorize strike as first contract talks drag on On October 28 and 29, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, according to a UAW press release, against the company as negotiations drag on over the UAW’s first labor contract at the Tennessee plant. A strike deadline has not been set and the UAW bargaining committee has continued to seek further negotiations with VW managem...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/31

t in Marshall, Michigan, for which it received state incentives. Originally set to meet investment and job creation milestones by March 2027, Ford now has until March 2028 to invest USD 2.5 billion and create 1,700 jobs. The extension accounts for delays, including a two-month pause during the 2023 UAW strike and reactions to local politics. The project’s scope has been scaled down due to slower EV demand, reducing the investment from USD 3.5 b...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/08

Detroit Axle workers approve possible strike with contract expiring on January 24 On January 15, the United Auto Workers said that UAW members at Detroit Axle have voted to OK a strike, saying that workers "had voted by a resounding 99% to authorize a strike if necessary" with pay disparity being one of the main issues. Workers at the manufacturing facility produce front and rear axles as well as transmissions for Daimler Truck, and one of the ma...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/22

ized workforce at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant, offering a 14% wage increase over four years, improved healthcare benefits, and profit-sharing opportunities for the first time. The offer marked a significant development as VW negotiated its first contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which secured representation for the plant’s workers in April 2024. UAW representatives criticized the offer as inadequate. Yogi Peoples...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

rant to help Stellantis retool its plant in Belvidere, Illinois to make electric pickups and build a battery plant nearby. The project, which is expected to cost USD 5 billion and result in 4,000 jobs, has been in limbo since announced in 2023 as part of a new contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The DOE announced the grant for the Belvidere plant in July 2024, but the agreement has not been finalized. In August, Stellantis said it would ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/10

UAW, GM reach agreement at Fort Wayne plant to avoid strike On November 11, the UAW local at GM’s assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which produces Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty trucks, told workers it had reached an agreement with the automaker to prevent a strike over issues at the facility. The parties agreed on several items to avoid a strike at the plant, which local leadership threatened after GM laid off part-time tem...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/15

GM workers at Fort Wayne plant authorize strike over labor dispute On October 30, UAW Local 2209, which represents workers at Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana, authorized a strike after a daylong vote, with 75.54% voting yes and 24.45% voting no.  At issue for the union is GM allowing about six or seven managers to work on the assembly line in union-designated jobs, which UAW Local 2209 Shop Chairman Rich LeTourneau said is a violation of the UAW ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/02

GM Fort Wayne plant set for UAW strike authorization vote On October 30 the United Auto Workers (UAW) local representing 3,800 workers at GM’s Fort Wayne Assembly Plant in Indiana is holding a strike authorization vote, with leaders saying the OEM is violating the national contract by having managers work on the assembly line, including performing repairs and inspections. The vote gives the union permission to call a strike but does not guarant...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/30

Stellantis contests Denver PDC strike authorization vote, Belvidere jobs bank proposal On October 8, Stellantis said is contesting the strike authorization vote held the previous week by UAW Local 186, representing employees at the Denver Parts Distribution Center (PDC), and will include a grievance procedure violation in the lawsuit it intends to file on October 8 against the UAW and the UAW Local. According to the agreed upon language in the 20...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/09

Stellantis files lawsuit against UAW after local strike vote, plans for more A supermajority of UAW Local 230 members at Stellantis' Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center were the first to authorize a strike against Stellantis on October 3, a move that quickly prompted a federal lawsuit from Stellantis, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging the union has breached its collective bargaining agreement and a mi...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/08

Stellantis responds to UAW following rally at Sterling Stamping Plant On October 3, following a UAW rally at Sterling Stamping Plant, Stellantis replied by restating its position and presenting facts regarding the allegations that UAW President Shawn Fain continues to make, which the company regards as misinformation. Stellantis said that Letter 311, the Investment Letter in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement negotiated and ratified by UAW ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/05

UAW local at GM’s Fort Wayne plant seeks approval to strike On October 2, UAW union leaders at General Motors’ Fort Wayne, Indiana, truck assembly plant said they are seeking approval from the international union to strike, saying the company is violating the UAW-GM agreement. Rich LeTourneau, shop chair of UAW Local 2209, is seeking strike approval from UAW leaders after GM laid off about 250 part-time temporary workers, which he says led th...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/04

workers were set to be terminated, and 105 full-time employees indefinitely laid off in the coming days. Stellantis recently slashed production at Toledo's Jeep plant and is planning to cut temps and full-time workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Complex, where Ram 1500 pickups are made.  The UAW union, meanwhile, is considering a strike over Stellantis’ delays in reopening a plant in Belvidere, Illinois, which it says it violating its 20...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/01

UAW-represented Ford Rouge tool and die workers avert strike with tentative contract On September 26, the UAW said its members at Ford Motor Co.'s tool and die unit in the River Rouge complex have reached a tentative agreement with the company, a day ahead of its strike deadline. Union members will review the details of the agreement and hold a ratification vote in the coming days, and "If ratified, the agreement will set a new standard for the s...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/27

UAW files contract grievances, federal labor charges against Stellantis On September 16, the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that it had filed federal unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Stellantis for its refusal to provide information about its plans regarding product commitments made in the 2023 UAW collective bargaining agreement. Local unions representing thousands of UAW members have also...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/18

Stellantis responds to UAW accusations over Belvidere commitments On August 20, Stellantis confirmed that it has notified the United Auto Workers (UAW) that plans for Belvidere will be delayed, but firmly stands by its commitment. Stellantis strongly objects to the recent UAW accusations and says it has not violated the commitments made in the Investment Letter included in the 2023 UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement  Stellantis says that the UA...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/21

UAW warns Stellantis of national strike over commitments in Belvidere The United Auto Workers (UAW) says union locals are prepared to file grievances over Stellantis' failure to keep its product commitments in Belvidere, Illinois, and is threatening the possibility of a national strike against Stellantis. The grievance states that Stellantis has informed the union "it will not launch the Belvidere Consolidated Mopar Mega Hub in 2024, it will not ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20