General Motors (GM) and Stellantis have announced further layoffs as a consequence of the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. GM has paused production at its assembly plant in Fairfax, Kansas, citing a shortage of critical stampings that would have been supplied by its factory in Wentzville, Missouri, where workers went on strike last week. Approximately 2,000 workers have been affected by this decision. Stellantis, on the other hand, is laying off around 370 employees at three parts factories in Ohio and Indiana due to storage constraints related to the strike at its Toledo Assembly Complex. The plants manufacture parts for Jeep vehicles.
The UAW-represented workers initiated strikes at the Wentzville and Toledo plants, along with a Ford Motor factory in Wayne, Michigan, after failing to reach a new contract agreement with the three automakers. The ongoing strikes have impacted nearly 13,000 GM, Ford, and Stellantis workers. GM has stated that the Fairfax workers will not be eligible for supplemental unemployment benefits as a result of the strike, and both companies are urging for serious progress in negotiations to avoid further strikes.