Thousands Of Auto Workers At Ram 1500 Factory Go On Strike

The United Auto Workers union escalated its strike against the Big Three automakers on Monday – specifically against Stellantis this time. Workers at Stellantis’ Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan — approximately 6,800 of them — walked off the job, according to the UAW’s website.

The factory is the only builder of the current-generation Ram 1500 – an incredibly profitable and important vehicle for the automaker, Automotive News reports. The sudden move is the first expansion of the UAW’s strike since October 11 when it added Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant that builds Super Duty pickups, the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. Now, over 40,000 UAW workers are on strike.

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When speaking with WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit, Fain said the UAW and Stellantis have “had talks through the weekend,” but he felt “like it was time to turn it up.”