(CBS DETROIT) — Stellantis has filed a lawsuit against the United Auto Workers union, which is continuing to fight over its 2023 bargaining agreement and the UAW’s threat to strike.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court Central District of California, claims that the UAW “filed sham grievances designed to justify mid-contract strikes against Stellantis that otherwise would violate [the collective bargaining agreement’s] no strike clause.”
Stellantis claims that the union ignored the language in Letter 311, which allows the automaker to make plans for future investments with company approval and are subject to change based on consumer demand, changes in market conditions and plant performance.
The automaker, which is the parent company of 14 brands, including Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, is seeking a court declaration that the union “acted in bad faith” and violated the bargaining agreement.