UAW Stellantis Locals Ready Grievances Over Unmet Product Promises

The Facts -

  • UAW locals may file grievances over Stellantis's failure to honor investment commitments.
  • These grievances could lead to a national strike if Stellantis does not comply.
  • Stellantis has not fulfilled its product commitments at Belvidere, risking jobs and investments.


UAW Locals Ready to File Grievances Against Stellantis

Several UAW locals, representing tens of thousands of workers under the national UAW Stellantis agreement, are prepared to file grievances over Stellantis’ failure to meet investment commitments and honor their union contract. This may lead to a national strike at Stellantis if necessary.

For more information, visit UAW.org/KeepThePromise.

“This company made a commitment to autoworkers at Stellantis in our union contract, and we intend to enforce that contract to the full extent,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “We’re standing up against a company that wants to go back on its commitments at the expense of the American worker.”

In the 2023 UAW Stellantis agreement, the union secured the right to strike over product and investment commitments, including reopening Belvidere Assembly, which was idled in early 2023. Since ratification, Stellantis has gone back on its product commitments at Belvidere and has been unreceptive in talks with the union.

This violation of the contract jeopardizes all investment commitments made by the company and affects Stellantis members nationally, limiting jobs for transfer opportunities in case of layoffs.

Under the UAW Stellantis contract, the union may authorize a strike once an issue goes through the grievance procedure. UAW Stellantis members are ready to act if needed.

Major UAW locals that may file grievances include UAW Local 12 (Toledo Assembly, OH); Local 140 (Warren Truck, MI); Local 1700 (Sterling Heights Assembly, MI); Local 7 (Detroit Assembly Complex – Jefferson, MI); Local 51 (Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack, MI); Local 685 (Kokomo Transmission, IN); and Local 1166 (Kokomo Casting, IN). Any local under the national agreement may file grievances at any time.

The grievance details are as follows:

“The Company has informed the Union that it will not launch the Belvidere Consolidated Mopar Mega Hub in 2024, it will not begin stamping operations for the Belvidere Mega Hub in 2025, and it will not start midsize truck production in Belvidere in 2027. This violates the U.S. Investment letter in the P&M and OC&E Collective Bargaining Agreements. During 2023 National Negotiations, the parties agreed to the investment plan for Belvidere to address job security concerns. The Company’s failure to honor its commitments is a serious concern to all bargaining unit members.

Demand: The Union demands that the Company rescind its decision to delay these launches and immediately plan for and fund the Belvidere investments to comply with the agreed-upon timeline for launching the Belvidere Mega Hub (2024), the Belvidere Stamping operation (2025), and Belvidere midsize truck production (2027).”

For more information, visit UAW.org/KeepThePromise.

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