Posts tagged salaried
Stellantis offers buyout packages to 6,400 salaried employees
November 17, 2023 // The company said Monday it was offering buy-outs to 6,400 non-bargaining U.S. employees, which is about half of the company's total work population. The "necessary structural actions" the company said it was taking was to protect its operations. "As we prepare for the transition to electric vehicles, Stellantis announced today that it will offer a voluntary separation package to assist those non-represented employees who would like to separate or retire from the Company to pursue other interests with a favorable package of benefits," said Stellantis in a statement.
GM Asks Salaried Employees To Cross Picket Lines At Parts Distribution Centers
September 27, 2023 // The expanded strike targets 32 locations total across 20 states, including both GM and Stellantis facilities. The UAW will continue to strike at the initial targets, including the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri, the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, and the Ford Wayne Assembly plant in Michigan. GM has also idled production at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas as a result of the strike.
UAW workers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis
August 25, 2023 // "The Big Three is our strike target. And whether or not there's a strike — it's up to Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, because they know what our priorities are. We've been clear," Fain has said. Those priorities are far richer than during prior contract negotiations between the two sides. The union's demands include a 46% wage increase, restoration of traditional pensions, cost-of-living increases, reducing the workweek to 32 hours from 40 and increasing retiree benefits. The UAW said 98% of hourly workers and 99% of salaried workers at Ford voted in favor of the strike authorization. GM passed by 96%, while the action was approved at Stellantis by 95%. Voter turnout and how many votes still needed to be counted was not immediately available.