UAW, Stellantis reach deal as union adds Tennessee GM factory strike
The union says the contract also saves jobs at a factory in Belvidere, Illinois, that Stellantis had planned to close.
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The union says the contract also saves jobs at a factory in Belvidere, Illinois, that Stellantis had planned to close.
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis.
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis. The escalated walkout began Saturday evening at a Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, GM's largest in North America, just hours after the Stellantic deal was reached. Its nearly 4,000 workers join about 14,000 already striking at GM factories in Texas, Michigan and Missouri.
The union says the contract also saves jobs at a factory in Belvidere, Illinois, that Stellantis had planned to close.
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers.