To support a one-day strike by Stellantis workers in Italy, United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain released a video calling for members nationwide to authorize a strike against the automaker.

The UAW claims Stellantis has not honored the terms of its 2023 contract by delaying the reopening of the Belvidere Assembly Plant and removing production of the Dodge Durango from the Jefferson North Assembly Plant.

“For years, this company has picked us off, plant by plant, and our leadership lacked the will and the means to fight back. The Stellantis Council unanimously decided that those days are over. All 200 UAW leaders unanimously recommended to the membership that every UAW worker at Stellantis prepare for a fight and that we all get ready to vote yes to authorize a strike at Stellantis,” Fain said.

Stellantis has filed several lawsuits, saying the contract allowed them to shift investments if market conditions required it, but reaffirmed that is has not abandoned its plan to reopen the plant.

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