outsourcing

2 briefs

conflict 2026-05-06

UAW Is Threatening to Strike the Plant That Builds Stellantis' Most Profitable Truck.

The fight is about who fixes the machines, not who builds the cars. Skilled trades outsourcing is the knife Stellantis is using to cut labor costs, and the UAW is finally picking it up.

conflict 2026-05-04

UAW Is Voting to Strike Stellantis. The Real Fight Is About Who Gets to Do Skilled Work in America.

Six thousand workers at Stellantis' Ram plant are voting whether to authorize a strike over outsourced electricians and toolmakers. The vote is a proxy for a larger question the 2023 contract didn't answer.