
Adam Rayes
Labor and Employment Reporter-
The United Auto Workers union is ending its 44-day strike at Chrysler-parent Stellantis after reaching a tentative agreement that union leaders say “got every penny possible out of this company."
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As of Friday, about 830 people have been taken off the Kokomo production lines. They will likely return to work once the strike ends.
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Electric vehicle parts are often less complex than traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles. Union leaders worry jobs will be lost in the transition.
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General Motors long argued its electric vehicle battery plants have no “legal or practical path” to be made part of the same union contract as the rest of its manufacturing workers. On Friday, the UAW announced the company has now agreed to do just that.
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For the third week in a row, no Ford, General Motors or Stellantis facilities in Indiana were called to join the picket lines.
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Stellantis is set to temporary layoff 300 Kokomo workers.
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In a statement Wednesday, the company said the anticipated layoffs are due to the United Auto Workers' "targeted" strike at an assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio.
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Despite the unemployment increase, the number of people actively working remained high last month and also increased by 1.7 percent, a statistically significant growth, compared to August 2022.
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The United Auto Workers union contracts at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis expired Thursday night without a tentative agreement on a new contract in sight. Some UAW workers are striking, but not in Indiana.
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Two different unions in different industries might go on strike at businesses in northwest Indiana.