UAW union recordsdata unfair labor prices towards Stellantis

DETROIT — The United Auto Employees union on Monday mentioned it had filed federal unfair labor follow prices towards Stellantis for allegedly violating contract phrases and trying to maneuver manufacturing of the Dodge Durango out of the U.S.

The costs are the most recent motion the union has taken towards Stellantis, which has drawn the ire of UAW leaders for manufacturing cuts, layoffs and different actions because the two sides reached a brand new contract final 12 months.

“In our 2023 contract, we received main features, together with a dedication to reopen an idled meeting plant in Belvidere, Illinois, and to construct the Dodge Durango in Detroit. We additionally received the best to strike over these commitments, if we’ve got to,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement. “Now, Stellantis desires to return on the deal. As a united UAW, we intend to implement our contract, and to make Stellantis preserve the promise.”

Stellantis, which has delayed plans for the Illinois plant, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The corporate argued lin August that it “has not violated the commitments made within the Funding Letter included within the 2023 UAW Collective Bargaining Settlement and strongly objects to the union’s accusations.”

The union mentioned a number of UAW native chapters masking hundreds of members have additionally filed contract grievances over what they allege is the corporate’s try to maneuver Dodge Durango manufacturing out of the U.S., allegedly in violation of the UAW’s nationwide settlement. 

The union didn’t disclose when the tried transfer occurred or the place the corporate allegedly needed to maneuver Durango manufacturing.

A UAW spokeswoman cited media reports in regards to the car probably being moved to a plant in Ontario, Canada.

A duplicate of the most recent Nationwide Labor Relations Board submitting supplied by the UAW didn’t point out the Durango. It accused the automaker of “refusing to offer the Union with related info.”

The NLRB confirmed the UAW’s submitting. The union has a number of open prices towards a number of automakers within the U.S.

The UAW mentioned Monday it has greater than 24 open grievances towards Stellantis concerning the corporate’s product and funding plans disclosed as a part of the union’s contract with the automaker.