Stellantis has offered its hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) significant wage increases in an attempt to avoid a costly strike, with the offer including a 14.5% wage increase over four years and a 27% boost for newer employees, while negotiations continue before the current contracts expire on Thursday.
Approximately 146,000 U.S. auto workers are poised to go on strike if General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for substantial pay raises and restored benefits, potentially causing significant disruptions in auto production and impacting the U.S. economy.
General Motors and Ford saw slight decreases in their stock prices while Stellantis experienced a small increase after the United Auto Workers initiated a strike, with approximately 12,700 workers walking out at key assembly plants.
Automotive plants affected by the United Auto Workers strike could potentially lose production of up to 25,000 vehicles, with the most severe potential losses expected at the Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, and GM's Wentzville Plant in Missouri.
The United Auto Workers' strike has led to temporary layoffs for 600 workers at Ford's Michigan plant and is expected to affect 2,000 workers at General Motors' Kansas plant, with no compensation provided by the companies.
Stellantis' contract proposal to the United Auto Workers union could result in the closure of 18 U.S. facilities, including 10 parts and distribution centers, while also repurposing an idled vehicle assembly plant in Illinois and creating a new parts and distribution network.
General Motors has idled a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off nearly all of its employees due to a strike at another GM facility, while Stellantis has also laid off workers in Ohio and Indiana due to storage constraints.
GM and Stellantis are laying off workers as a deadline approaches for a deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to avoid a strike, with GM idling its plant in Kansas due to a shortage of stampings from the UAW-striking Wentzville plant and Stellantis passing a new counterproposal to the UAW.
The United Auto Workers' strike against GM and Stellantis expands as thousands of workers walk off the job at distribution centers, demanding better wages and job security.
General Motors and Stellantis have announced layoffs attributed to damage from the United Auto Workers strike, with tensions rising as the union prepares for potential new walkouts.
The United Auto Workers is considering further strikes against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis as labor negotiations continue to stall.
Ford has laid off 243 workers at its Chicago Heights stamping facility due to the strike at the nearby Chicago Assembly Plant, resulting in reduced production of parts.
The United Auto Workers union has announced that Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are likely to avoid an expansion of the ongoing strikes, as significant progress has been made in negotiations with GM regarding the future of auto jobs and the transition to electric vehicles.
Stellantis is urging its non-bargaining-unit employees, including those from diversity and inclusion groups, to volunteer and cross the United Auto Workers' picket line to work in parts distribution centers and help ensure that vehicle parts continue to reach dealerships amid the ongoing strike.
The United Auto Workers' negotiator expressed hope for a possible agreement with Stellantis this week as the unprecedented strike against all three Detroit automakers continues on its 24th day.
Stellantis' supplemental employees, who have fewer benefits and earn lower pay than full-time workers, are rallying for full-time status and more job security during the ongoing UAW strike.
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is laying off 570 workers and General Motors is cutting nearly 200 employees due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.
Stellantis announces additional layoffs of 570 workers, citing the ongoing UAW strike at its Toledo Assembly Complex and storage constraints.
Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have laid off a total of over 4,800 employees as the United Auto Workers strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers continues into its fourth week.
The United Auto Workers strike continues into its fourth week, leading to layoffs of hundreds of factory workers at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis plants, with a combined total of around 4,835 strike-related layoffs by the Big Three automakers.
The United Auto Workers' strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck plant is increasing pressure on Stellantis and General Motors as contract negotiations continue, potentially signaling the endgame of coordinated walkouts at the Detroit Three.
The United Auto Workers strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis has reached its one-month mark, and the union's president warns that further walkouts could happen at any time as they enter a "new phase" of the strike.
Around 300 workers at Ford's Sharonville transmission plant will be temporarily laid off due to a decrease in demand caused by strike actions in other Ford factories, while the strike by United Auto Workers (UAW) continues to impact over 30,000 autoworkers and disrupt auto production in the US.
The United Auto Workers' month-long strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis is causing significant financial losses for Ford, with the shutdown of its Kentucky plant alone estimated to cost $247 million each week, prompting concerns that the UAW may be seeking additional concessions from the company.
Ford Motor has announced that it is laying off an additional 150 workers in Michigan due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers to 2,730.
