"It's the whole company," she said at a union rally last month near her factory. "Who knows which plant is next?" This fear of widespread job loss is palpable among workers.
Labor experts say its two Detroit-area rivals, Ford and General Motors, are watching as they consider strategies that include whether to move future production out of the U.S.
Bob Bruno, a labor and employment relations professor at the University of Illinois, stated that there's a history of U.S. manufacturing moving operations to low-wage countries, raising serious concerns for the UAW.
Stellantis had pledged to reopen the factory in Belvidere under a contract with the UAW, but the reopening was delayed due to unfavorable "market conditions." This raises questions on the integrity of their commitments.
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