Items Tagged with 'United Auto Workers (UAW)'

BELVIDERE, IL—Leaders from the United Auto Workers and Stellantis have begun discussions to reopen the automaker’s assembly plant here, which has been shuttered since February 2023.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — United Auto Workers members at multiple manufacturing facilities are moving toward potential labor actions while others have reached tentative agreements, highlighting ongoing contract pressures across the sector.

The labor contract, in force for 3,200 employees at the automaker’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the first UAW contract at a Southern auto plant outside of the Detroit Three.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative labor agreement late Wednesday for about 3,200 employees at the automaker’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant, marking a milestone for the union’s Southern organizing push and delivering the first UAW contract at a Southern auto plant outside the Detroit Three.

BETHESDA, MD—Members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have gone on strike at Lockheed Martin assembly plants in Denver and Orlando, FL, and after negotiations over a new labor agreement were rejected

BELVIDERE, IL—UAW leaders credited the success to members’ solidarity, including rallies, grievances, and ongoing advocacy. They highlighted the role of Antonio Filosa, Stellantis' North American COO, in fostering a collaborative relationship. 

SPRING HILL, TN—Around 1,000 workers at Ultium Cells’ battery assembly plant here joined the United Auto Workers in September after a majority signed union cards.

CHICAGO—In a speech at the Democratic National Convention here Monday night, UAW president Shawn Fain accused Stellantis of reneging on promises to restart a shuttered assembly plant in Belvidere, IL, northwest of Chicago.

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VANCE, AL—Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in central Alabama voted against allowing the United Auto Workers to represent them, a blow to the union’s campaign to gain ground in the South, where it has traditionally been weak.