autoworkers

A local auto workers union and Allison Transmission in Indianapolis have reached a tentative agreement following calls by the union for a potential strike.

Full details of the agreement haven’t been shared publicly yet but it is expected to be very similar to the agreements struck with Ford and Chrysler-parent Stellantis last week.

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."

The union demonstrated this new “phase” of the strike strategy last week by suddenly calling workers to strike at a major Ford plant in Louisville, Kentucky.

Electric vehicle parts are often less complex than traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles. Union leaders worry jobs will be lost in the transition.

The state's workers are still being affected as UAW strikes at facilities in other states lead to reduced production and temporary layoffs across the auto supply chain.

Stellantis is set to temporary layoff 300 Kokomo workers.

As part of the UAW’s new “targeted” strike strategy, only three assembly plants began striking after the deadline: a Ford plant in Michigan, a General Motors plant in Missouri and a Stellantis plant in Ohio.