The UAW strike is underway. Here's what it looks like so far.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
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Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
In an online address to union members Wednesday, union President Shawn Fain said General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union's other demands.
The United Auto Workers union is a little over 24 hours from a possible strike, and the Big Three automakers said on Wednesday they are working to present strong offers.
Stellantis is set to make a second offer to the United Auto Workers on Monday to reach an agreement before the contracts expire Thursday night.
As the contract deadline approaches and negotiations continue, Stellantis announced that the automaker made a second offer to the UAW and then a third offer, but an agreement still hasn't been reached.
Members are gearing up, and negotiations are taking place around the clock, according to UAW president Shawn Fain. Aside from many of the points widely talked about, like time off, pay, and vacation, electric vehicles also play a role.
Labor experts say the automakers will have to increase their offer to at least 20%.
The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees.
UAW worker Eric McIntosh says he's concerned that a strike could happen.
The deadline to avoid a strike is Sept. 14. According to Stellantis, they plan to issue a counteroffer to UAW by the end of this week.
Practice picketing took place in Detroit outside of the Stellantis Mack Assembly Plant in Detroit as a union vote to authorize a strike is set to conclude on Thursday.
The decision to strike will be made after votes are reported on Aug. 24.
In a statement, Stellantis says it was notified about the workers, but it is unknown how they contracted the disease.
The UAW opted out of the tradition of shaking auto executives hands ahead of negotiations and met with members instead.
Stellantis and the U.S. government are urging owners of some 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator.
Stellantis says that when it starts to sell compact and midsize electric vehicles off new underpinnings next year, they will be able to go up to 435 miles (700 kilometers) per charge.
In a letter to the community below, the company says it's installing a second regenerative thermal oxidizer.
The fine comes after the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's Air Quality Division investigated an odor complaint on May 9.
Stellantis is recalling more than 354,000 Jeeps worldwide because the rear coil springs can fall off while they're being driven.
Video captured by Sterling Heights Police shows the moment officers responded to the reported robbery outside the plant around 4 a.m. Sunday, May 21.
In a letter Monday from UAW Local 1264 president Doug McIntosh, the incentives would be offered companywide for skilled and production workers.
The factory, which now employs about 1,350 workers, officially was placed on "idle" by the company on Tuesday. That term means it intends to shut down the plant.
Automaker Stellantis on Wednesday reported its earnings grew in 2022 from a year earlier and said its push into electric vehicles led to a jump in sales even as it faces growing competition from an industrywide shift to more climate-friendly offerings.
The company said Wednesday it's recalling the trucks to replace the connectors after getting reports of six potentially related fires. In one case, the owner reported that a fire started after the truck's engine was shut off.
The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday that Stellantis will create more lactation rooms at its Sterling Heights, Michigan auto plant and fix its break policy after the department found that the automaker violated the rights of nursing mothers who work there.
