By Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy
DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Staff union plans to carry strike authorization votes at a number of of its Stellantis (NYSE:) locals within the coming days, union president Shawn Fain stated on Tuesday, which may result in a disruptive walkout in opposition to the Jeep maker.
The UAW chief has in current months known as out Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares for failing to maintain the product and funding commitments the automaker agreed to after the union carried out a six-week walkout final fall.
“We’re nonetheless ready for the corporate to make good on the overwhelming majority of its product commitments. Not all of them are contract violations but. However we’re watching them carefully and we’re making ready to take motion,” Fain stated in a video handle on Tuesday night.
Native Stellantis chapters have filed grievances associated to the corporate’s alleged plan to maneuver manufacturing of the Dodge Durango out of the US, union leaders stated this week.
The union on Monday additionally filed unfair labor apply claims with the Nationwide Labor Relations Board in opposition to Stellantis, saying the corporate refused to supply details about its future product plans.