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We have not heard how long the shutdown will last, but Stellantis is looking at mid-April for now, said Macomb County Director of Planning and Economic Development, Vicky Rowinski. From an economic development perspective, we always look at where do our products come from? Having a local presence would mean not seeing this kind of stoppage. GM has also closed its assembly plants in San Luis Potosi and Ramos, Mexico, through the end of May. His friend has the new Omicron variant. Last month alone, three workers died of COVID at Sterling Stamping Plant, and at SHAP, a worker and her husband both died. Employees at the plant reached by The Macomb Daily Saturday reported receiving three-week layoff notices. Jefferson North Assembly Plant resumes full production of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs after running with limited crews since late April. See more newsletter options at autonews.com/newsletters. Many workers from that Warren assembly plant had been shifted over to the Sterling Heights Assembly plant which builds the 2021 Ram 1500, to fill in during the The number of children becoming infected and going to the hospital is also reaching record numbers, and hundreds of hospital staff in the Detroit area are out sick, a situation described by local press as near the breaking point.. It will be down the weeks of April 5 and April 12. hb```c``>$23 0Pc9m]pO:xnNwm3MSyZV'K_~ndW@Tkk{/,/h # Ab>Qy);r9x0h2503$2Ha9+ Automakers Toyota and Honda also reported production disruptions at their plants in North America beginning in March. Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe. Then the February freeze in Texas slowed production on plastic products needed to make automotive parts and the blockage of the Suez Canal by a massive freighter that grounded earlier this week has added to the issue. 71 0 obj <> endobj The job cuts stem from the fact that under capitalism production is based on private profit, not human need. We have A, B, and C shifts and we have been working 12 hours a day since June. The semiconductor chips are used for several vehicle functions including brakes, power steering, navigation, heated seats, and parking cameras. Choose your news we will deliver. FCA said the following plants will still observe a shutdown this summer of either one or two weeks: Warren Truck Assembly in suburban Detroit, which will close 3). 2023 The Detroit News, a Digital First Media Newspaper. Ford has been stashing thousands of F-150s in the Detroit area, along with Ford Super Duty pickups near the Ford Kentucky Assembly Plant, all To inform and empower current and future business leaders by providing the insights, knowledge and connections they need to thrive in a rapidly changing industry. People are extremely angry. Letter from a supplemental autoworker on 12-hour shifts at Warren Truck Assembly Plant 7 January 2022 More workers died of COVID-19 at one Michigan auto Concentrix: How can customer data drive a better automotive CX? FCA said the following plants will still observe a shutdown this summer of either one or two weeks: The automaker said "powertrain, stamping and component plants will align work patterns to support assembly production schedules.". The shortage, however, will halt production at both plants the following week. The Warren factory returns ahead of the planned June 7 production launch for the upscale Wagoneer SUV, according to AutoForecast Solutions. 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The move will result in the permanent layoff of 1,641 workers at the plant, formerly under Fiat Chrysler, slashing the plants current workforce nearly in half. and Ram ProMaster City, were up 14 percent for its best June sales in a decade. Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada that produces FCA's minivans will be down the weeks of July 20 and July 27. Michigan Senate approves long-sought civil rights protections for sexual orientation, gender identity, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. At Warren Truck outside Detroit, temporary workers are being required to work six days per week on 12-hour shifts. The drastic job cuts at Belvidere Assembly have heightened concerns that Stellantis is setting its sights on closing the plant for good as part of consolidation following the merger between French-owned PSA group and Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler earlier this year. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. The worker detailed the daily reality workers face of unsafe conditions. The semiconductor chips are used for several vehicle functions including brakes, power steering, navigation, heated seats, and parking cameras. Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico will be down for four weeks for model changeover beginning July 6. Theres not enough time, [as] soon as the bell goes off, they want us to just jump on the line at our stations; no time for cleaning., Another Stellantis worker wrote, At Sterling Heights assembly plant there is no sanitation or concern for the employees and their families our coworkers restrooms are nasty [and] need to be shut down for a week or two for cleaning because COVID is running rampant at FCA Sterling Heights plant., A worker at John Deeres Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Illinois told the WSWS: They dont text us anymore if there is a case. Fiat Chrysler, PSA profits dropped in pandemic before merger, We have not heard how long the shutdown will last, but Stellantis is looking at mid-April for now, said Macomb County Director of Planning and Economic Development, Vicky Rowinski. Due to the chip shortage Ford has extended plant shutdowns by an additional two weeks at its Chicago Assembly Plant, Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan, and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri, through at least May 30. endstream endobj 72 0 obj <>>>/Lang(en-US)/Metadata 38 0 R/Names 127 0 R/Outlines 67 0 R/Pages 69 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 73 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/Properties<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Tabs/W/Thumb 33 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 74 0 obj <>stream We didnt know if they quit or what happened until we got a cell phone message [telling us they had been infected]. K8I #=/.jkHRj!H)m`J(G ( Sales tumbled 29% last year to 191,397, while deliveries at the Jeep brand fell 14% amid pandemic shutdowns.. New or used car? (WXYZ) Fiat Chrysler is skipping this year's summer shutdown at key assembly plants in Michigan. There's definitely a market with F-150 sidelined. Stellantis lost about 190,000 vehicles, or 11% of planned production globally, during the first quarter. Weve had several people die. 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DETROIT (AP) Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. It took several months, but it's hitting us fairly hard now. Haig Partners: How are dealerships being valued today? This was about a year and a half ago.. The Warren Truck Assembly Plant builds the Ram 1500 Classic truck. We literally told our spineless union reps to really push for the ABC shift (4 days, 10 hours with 1 mandatory Sunday a month) so we can have proper time off every week, but they didnt. I know people have been going in and out of there, although not as many as before. Parent brings debate over school library materials to Clinton Twp. A copy of the petition sent to the Autoworker Newsletter said: We the undersigned, have been devoting our time and energy into launching the new Grand Wagoneer. Car Wars: Is a Rise in Service Leading to Poor Customer Satisfaction? In addition, the company cancelled super shifts the companys term for overtime shifts the weeks of April 26, May 10, May 31 and June 21. Concentrix: How can customer data drive a better automotive CX? Detroit, Michigan Susan Smiley is a multimedia journalist covering Warren, Center LIne, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. Allstate: Compliance standards are changing. We cant even get a new work badge unless we request one online. But with limited visibility into the manufacturing of theseparts deep in the supply chain, issues could extend into next year. An open letter to the working class: The pandemic must be ended and lives saved in 2022. The News added that according to Tinson, The Company will make every effort to place laid off hourly employees in open full-time positions as they become available based on seniority, which remains to be seen as auto industry analysts predict the impact of the chip shortage in the auto industry will continue to impact production into 2022. The companys most valuable resource is its workers, human beings. The fact that something can be implemented doesnt mean that it should be. endstream endobj startxref "Stellantis continues to work closely with our suppliers to mitigate the manufacturing impacts caused by the various supply chain issues facing our industry," spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said in a statement. My department is so far behind, its ridiculous. All rights reserved. Every time someone asks Dee Robinson, the UAW Local 140 vice president, or Eric Graham, the local president, a question directly, they tell is to ask our steward or committeeman, none of whom ever have an answer, instead of answering the questions, because theyre too busy giving birthday shout-outs. [We have] no air conditioning, it stinks. PUBLISHED: March 28, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. | UPDATED: June 17, 2021 at 3:10 a.m. Due to a global semiconductor chip shortage exacerbated by the current Chip crunch extends downtime for Stellantis' Cherokee, minivan ISSN 1557-7686 (online), Fixed Ops Journal Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. They got it from a hi-lo driver.. I was exposed to that. 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Global automaker Stellantis announced Friday that it will cut production from two shifts down to one at its Belvidere Jeep Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Illinois, by July 26. This follows the imposition of a 90-day critical How can they continue to keep the plants open when everything else is being shut down?, Another said, Also with all these COVID cases at Warren Truck theyre still making us work 6 to 7 days in these dangerous conditions. Have an opinion about this story? In addition to the announcement of the layoffs, production will be halted through the end of May at the Belvidere plant, along with Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan. DETROIT Downtime will continue in June for several Stellantis factories due to the global chip shortage, but the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan is back online this week after being idled since late March, the automaker said. Due to the unprecedented global microchip shortage, production at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant will be down beginning next week through mid April. Get 24/7 access to in-depth, authoritative coverage of the auto industry from a global team of reporters and editors covering the news thats vital to your business. %%EOF As has been the case throughout virtually the entire pandemic, the number of infected in the auto plants is being systematically concealed from the public by management with the assistance of the United Auto Workers union (UAW). Stellantis has also extended furloughs of workers at its Kokomo and Tipton, Indiana, transmission plant complex as a result of the shortage of chips as well as falling auto sales. WebA shutdown is the reverse sequence. In February, one month after the merger, the newly formed Stellantis moved to lay off 150 workers from the plant indefinitely. June sales in a decade and C shifts and we May publish it in.... 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