A war of words between the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s Big Three escalated as a Stellantis NV executive said the union rejected a “compelling solution” for an idled Jeep plant in Illinois, a priority for the company’s unionized workers.
It’s the latest sign of conflict after UAW members began a strike at all three major US automakers on Friday that threatens billions in losses if it spreads to more plants and is rippling into politics ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign.
That offer was contingent upon the UAW accepting Stellantis’ entire economic proposal before the contract expired at midnight Thursday, Mark Stewart, Stellantis’s chief operating officer in North America, said on a call with reporters Saturday.“We gave a very compelling commitment around our Belvidere area, and a commitment around jobs in Belvidere, and a solution for Belvidere,” Stewart said, without disclosing the details of the offer.
The UAW’s three-pronged attack comes amid a resurgence of labor activism in the US as workers, emboldened by tight labor markets and agitated by inflation, push for higher wages and better benefits.
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