Stellantis Absent From The Big Automotive Stage, GM Finally Reaches Temporary Agreement With UAW

UAW fights for certainty of justice in the automotive industry. (Photo: X/@brotherjones_)

JAKARTA - Stellantis has become one of the major manufacturers who has not appeared in various major automotive exhibitions recently. It is known that this multinational company that houses a number of large brands withdrew due to losses due to the strike of its union.

This decision resulted in the cancellation of Stellantis' participation in several prestigious events such as the upcoming Los Angeles automotive exhibition, SEMA, and also the CES technology exhibition.

Meanwhile, his eternal rival, General Motors (GM), has reached an interim agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to end a six-week strike. Previously, Stellantis and Ford had also signed similar deals on October 28 and 25.

As reported by Bloomberg News and several other sources, as of Tuesday, October 31, GM agreed to provide a 25 percent increase in salaries per hour, promising better job security guarantees, and meeting a number of demands filed by unions.

It is known that before the temporary agreement was reached, the UAW took firm steps by expanding its strike to two large assembly factories that became the most profitable vehicle production base owned by GM and Stellantis. The strike began with workers withdrawing from the Arlington factory, Texas, which is famous for its full-sized SUV production site such asak Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. Meanwhile, the strike also penetrated the Sterling Heights, Michigan facility, owned by Stellantis, which is the full-sized pickup truck production site, Ram 1500.

The UAW reported that about 5000 workers from the GM factory in Arlington took part in the strike, while the number of workers breaking down from Stellantis' Sterling Heights plant reached 6800 people.

The union confirmed that GM's previous offer was deemed not entirely comparable to the workers' contribution to the company's profits, while offers from Stellantis were left behind compared to GM and Ford, even referred to as "worst offers" in terms of salary progression and other financial problems.