Stellantis has claimed that manufacturing of the Ram 1500 might be moved from Detroit to Mexico, or so says the vice chairman of the United Auto Employees union, Wealthy Boyer.
The automotive producer is at the moment locked in tense contract negotiations with the UAW and whereas talking with a whole bunch of union members at a rally over the weekend, Boyer claimed that Stellantis chief govt Carlos Tavares doesn’t care about U.S. staff.
“He don’t give a s*** concerning the American auto employee,” he stated. “They’ve stated they need to take the Ram 1500 ICE and ship it to Mexico… These corporations haven’t any respect for us. These corporations suppose that you just’re overpaid and underworked.”
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Boyer claims that Stellantis intends on constructing a brand new electrical Ram pickup truck at its Sterling Heights Meeting Plant instead of the Ram 1500. That’s a priority for the union as EVs require fewer staff to provide and as CNBC notes, there’s no assurance that the EV will probably be as well-liked and produced in as excessive numbers because the 1500.
Stellantis has not confirmed nor denied if it has any plans to shift manufacturing of the Ram 1500.
“Product allocation for our U.S. crops will rely on the end result of those negotiations in addition to a plant’s capacity to satisfy particular efficiency metrics together with enhancing high quality, lowering absenteeism and addressing total value,” Stellantis stated in a press release issued to The Hill. “As these selections are fluid and a part of the discussions on the bargaining desk, we is not going to remark additional.”
The UAW says its contract negotiations with Stellantis are proving to be “sluggish and confrontational.” The UAW just isn’t solely fiercely against the manufacturing of the 1500 being moved however is pushing for higher wages, pensions, and profession safety.
