UAW’s New Contract Will Affect More Than Just the Detroit Three

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Last fall, the United Auto Workers ratified new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers that put an end to more than six weeks of targeted strikes. In in the end, the union got almost everything it wanted in the deal. What’s more, the impact of the contract could extend far beyond Detroit. In this episode, chief editor John Sprovieri talks about the new contract and how the UAW hopes to use that momentum to once again organize nonunion auto plants in the Southeast.

This episode also covers:

How electric trucks produced at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Worth, Germany, are being used to deliver parts to the factory.
How German appliance maker Miele is investing $658 million to build a new assembly plant in Opelika, AL.
How Stellantis is joining with EV start-up Ample to integrate Ample’s battery swapping technology into Stellantis’ electric vehicles.
How humanoid robots could soon be deployed on the assembly line.

Tune in on the first Tuesday of each month for the latest episode of Assembly News Now.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

In this session, manufacturers will learn how Quality function deployment (QFD) can transform consumers’ qualitative demands into quantitative parameters that will shape the design of their product and, ultimately, their manufacturing process.

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