A Canadian plant that makes the Chevrolet Equinox sport-utility vehicle will resume operations June 14 and run through July 2, when it will begin a normal two-week The plant was previously scheduled to be down the week of July 19, and that time will be used to perform general maintenance at the facility, according to an email The cuts once again demonstrate the complete bankruptcy of the UAWs claims that the 2019 contract as well as its support for the Fiat Chrysler-PSA merger would ensure job security. 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. Sales tumbled 29% last year to 191,397, while deliveries at the Jeep brand fell 14% amid pandemic shutdowns.. An FCA US employee installs the lower trim bezel on a Jeep Cherokee using one of 82 new skillets at the Belvidere (Ill.) Assembly Plant. Working 6-7 days a week is a strain on us. While production at auto plants across the US and around the world has been impacted by the chip shortage, it is also well known that Stellantis is considering the closure of the Belvidere plant. It's unclear if production for the higher-priced Grand Wagoneer will begin at the same time. 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. In addition to working in close contact indoors during a deadly pandemic, she noted that deaths have gone unreported at the plant. Our company violates contract and our local allows them to do so. [We have] no air conditioning, it stinks. ISSN 2576-1064 (print) We have families at home who miss us. General Motors extended its shutdown of the CAMI Ontario SUV assembly plant through July 4 as well as extending the shutdown of the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas through July 8. Something needs to be done.. With uncertainty surrounding various factors including how soon the cargo ship currently blocking the Suez Canal can be moved, Stellantis is unsure when production at the plants will commence. You can unsubscribe at any time through links in these emails. man convicted of attacking his girlfriend, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 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. A lot of us feel like our so-called unions reps have sold us out. Illinois' Belvidere Assembly Plant, home of the Jeep Cherokee crossover, and Ontario's Windsor minivan plant also resumed production this week with one of two shiftsafter being down since late March. Their view of the shortage is overly optimistic. At Warren Truck outside Detroit, temporary workers are being required to work six days per week on 12-hour shifts. Last month alone, three workers died of COVID at Sterling Stamping Plant, and at SHAP, a worker and her husband both died. Heres what you need to know. Choose your news we will deliver. Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, which makes the minivans, will be down through the second week of the month. While that should help the auto industry, scarcity of microchips is expected to persist beyond the end of 2021, experts have said. A fully loaded Grand Wagoneer will cross $111,000. Jefferson North Assembly Plant resumes full production of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs after running with limited crews since late April. 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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 Plants in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario; Belvidere, Illinois; and Toulica, Mexico are also affected. In a statement reported in the Detroit News, Stellantis spokesperson Jodi Tinson said the job cuts are aimed to balance sales with production, meaning that as auto sales have dropped, likely due in large part to the fall in living standards during the pandemic, the corporation is seeking to make workers suffer the consequences. 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April 15, 2021. We cant even get a new work badge unless we request one online. The shutdown is set to begin on Monday, March 29. Those plants are Jefferson North Assembly in Detroit; Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio; Sterling Heights Assembly in suburban Detroit; Brampton Assembly in Ontario; Saltillo Truck Assembly in Mexico; and Saltillo Van Assembly. The job cuts at Belvidere Assembly Plant will have a devastating impact on the working class in the area. Two all-new skillet conveyor 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. The automotive industry has been dealing with semiconductor shortages for several months and Rowinski said she has been bracing for possible factory shutdowns and seeking long-term solutions to the problem. Production at Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico, which produces the Jeep Compass SUV, however, has resumed. 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 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. Not easy. 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z 2.2L 5-speed 160K miles, We are getting hit hard here at work too. Schools need to be shut down. Semiconductor shortage continues to roil global auto industry, fueling geopolitical tensions, Stellantis cuts jobs at Illinois auto plant one month after merger, Workers denounce cover-up and intimidation around COVID-19 infections at Fiat Chrysler Belvidere plant. Crews also have been reduced at Jefferson North Assembly Plant, which builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs. hYkOG+1Q*$HmN3CCTefg3;H`R&=cRIQ*lD 3:9 $Yx7E~ 2 The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), an industry-sponsored membership organization that identifies and addresses process It will last at least another year. (WXYZ) Fiat Chrysler is skipping this year's summer shutdown at key assembly plants in Michigan. According to one Belvidere autoworker, who spoke anonymously to the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter, many workers had expected another mass layoff due to the critical parts shortage. The computer chip makers, facing a surge in demand, were unable to maintain production to meet demand after the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the globe. Susan Smiley is a multimedia journalist covering Warren, Center LIne, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. A Detroit-area autoworker wrote, My son has contracted COVID and is hospitalized. We need to have time to take care of ourselves not only physically but mentally. To organize a fightback workers must mobilize independently of the pro-company UAW and forge links with Volvo truck workers in Virginia, who voted down the UAWs sellout contract by 91 percent, graduate students in New York City, Warrior Met coal miners in Alabama, and their brothers and sisters worldwide who are part of an emerging wave of working class struggle against the capitalist system. We once contacted the news because covid was bad in our plant but the news never aired our problems. This raises the necessity of workers forging international bonds of unity in a common struggle against the transnational automakers to demand jobs and decent conditions for all. Ford is temporarily shutting the Transit line at its Kansas City plant as well as F-150 production. Replacements for the damaged equipment arrived in May and should be in operation by mid-June to return to full production. But with limited visibility into the manufacturing of theseparts deep in the supply chain, issues could extend into next year. Due to the unprecedented global microchip shortage, production at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant will be down beginning next week through mid April. A forum community dedicated to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, AMC owners and enthusiasts. We have no idea how many have been sent home or not sent home. The COVID pandemic was already affecting supply chains. Either way, price hikes squeeze US auto buyers. "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. Click here to submit a Letter to the Editor, and we may publish it in print. A statement issued by Stellantis said: Stellantis continues to work closely with our suppliers to mitigate the manufacturing impacts caused by the various supply chain issues facing our industry. Stellantislost 11% ofplanned global production, or about 190,000 vehicles, in the first quarter of 2021. Allstate: Compliance standards are changing. Company officials say future plans for the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, which currently builds the Ram 1500, will be announced at a later date. The fact that something can be implemented doesnt mean that it should be. In particular, workers must reject the attempts of the UAW to pose the defense of jobs in nationalist terms as a battle against brother workers in Mexico or China. ISSN 1557-7686 (online), Fixed Ops Journal Due to the unprecedented global microchip shortage, production at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant will be down beginning next week through mid April. The restrooms are always dirty, they're constantly pumping in cold air during the winter, the roof still leaks, there are birds flying around and pooping on things. The Belvidere worker, citing her own experiences, said, I let a paycheck go because I was tired of dealing with them. Due to the unprecedented global microchip shortage, production at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant will be down beginning next week through mid April. Jeep plants in Detroit and Warren where production was cut due to the global semiconductor shortage are returning to full force this week, though parent Stellantis NV indicated the supply-chain constraint continues to ebb and flow. His friend has the new Omicron variant. All submissions will be kept anonymous. JtbVG8i Have an opinion about this story? 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. In February, one month after the merger, the newly formed Stellantis moved to lay off 150 workers from the plant indefinitely. Heres what you need to know. Detroit's Jefferson North Assembly Plant, which builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, will begin running with full crews this week after operating with a smaller work force throughout May. %PDF-1.7 % They wont [declare someone dead until theyre out of the plant]. Those in the market for a new vehicle can expect to have a longer than usual wait as it is anticipated the semiconductor shortage will increase demand. Click here to submit a Letter to the Editor, and we may publish it in print. Parent brings debate over school library materials to Clinton Twp. Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. There's definitely a market with F-150 sidelined. mHl]):D Car Wars: Is a Rise in Service Leading to Poor Customer Satisfaction? Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. A month ago, Ford was feeling the crunch so we have looked at this really closely because it impacts our suppliers.. The Wagoneer, with a starting price of $59,995 for the Series I, will compete in what Jeep calls the heart of the large SUV market. The scope of what we are being made to accept needs to be made known. The automotive industry has been dealing with semiconductor shortages for several months and Rowinski said she has been bracing for possible factory shutdowns and seeking long-term solutions to the problem. It didn't take long for Theresa Segura of Lincoln Park to head back to her vehicle after arriving at Warren Truck, where she works as a floater in the body-in-white DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said several of its North America plants will not have summer shutdowns this year "in order to meet strong consumer demand.". One line had six people go down with COVID. I was exposed to that. The shutdown is set to begin on Monday, March 29. ISSN 2576-1064 (print) The plants that will remain open through the summer build vehicles such as the Ram 1500, Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator, and Dodge's muscle cars. 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. 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. According to Bloomberg, While demand for vehicles has been outstripping supply as the U.S. emerges from pandemic lockdowns and people opt for private transportation, the Cherokee hasnt been a major beneficiary. 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. An electrician, he was sitting down on the chair, stayed there sitting there so long, and he was dead. I was screwed over. 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. 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The job cuts stem from the fact that under capitalism production is based on private profit, not human need. The COVID pandemic was already affecting supply chains. Production of the F-150 in Dearborn, Michigan, will be down the weeks of April 5 and April 12, the company said. Chip crunch extends downtime for Stellantis' Cherokee, minivan We have A, B, and C shifts and we have been working 12 hours a day since June. Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico will be down for four weeks for model changeover beginning July 6. A statement issued by Stellantis said: Stellantis continues to work closely with our suppliers to mitigate the manufacturing impacts caused by the various supply chain issues facing our industry. This follows the imposition of a 90-day critical status period at SHAP in which management, per the terms of the current UAW contract, was allowed to force plant employees to work seven 12-hour-a day workweeks. New or used car? They care more about these trucks than people, its getting out of hand!!. Yes, I'd like to receive email communications on editorial features, special offers, research and events and webinars from Automotive News. 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. They wont roll over the Temporary Part Time workers to full time and theyre now being mandated to work 12-hour shifts, which is unfair to them. That has raised the prices ofnew and used vehicles. The company confirmed Friday the Dearborn Truck Plant, which builds the bestselling F-150, would be down Friday through Sunday due to a part shortage as a Stellantis continues to work closely with our suppliers to mitigate the manufacturing impacts caused by the various supply chain issues facing our industry. A supplemental worker at Warren Truck sent a letter to the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter describing deplorable conditions including filthy bathrooms, leaking roofs and unsanitary workstations. No one in my market is asking for a classic. My department is so far behind, its ridiculous. This was about a year and a half ago.. Between June 7-14, theFord Kentucky Truck Plant Stamping Facility -- where they build the Super Duty pick-ups -- will close. Mehring Books, the publishing arm of the Socialist Equality Party (US), is proud to announce the publication in epub format of Volume 1 of COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic, a compilation of the World Socialist Web Site's coverage of this global crisis. I've been scrambling for the last few days trying to find drop-in replacements that we can actually purchase. The Warren Truck Assembly Plant builds the Ram 1500 Classic truck. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. 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. Now, Ford Authority has exclusively learned from a source familiar with Fords production plans that the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant will shut down for two weeks May 17 th and May 24 th. To maintain production, management is dispensing with any semblance of concern for health and safety. Cap'n Hydro - 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, 1974 Plymouth Valiant - 2013 Dodge Dart - 2013 Chrysler 300C. 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. We didnt know if they quit or what happened until we got a cell phone message [telling us they had been infected]. Allstate: Compliance standards are changing. This follows the imposition of a 90-day critical Another Detroit-area auto parts worker wrote: I am an autoworker for IAC Warren and we are under similar conditions. 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. Concentrix: How can customer data drive a better automotive CX? The UAW went on to force the same givebacks on workers at Ford and Fiat Chrysler. Michigan's worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 surge could be affecting auto production at the plant where the popular Ram 1500 pickup is built. hb```c``>$23 0Pc9m]pO:xnNwm3MSyZV'K_~ndW@Tkk{/,/h # Ab>Qy);r9x0h2503$2Ha9+ This place is a joke and things need to change. GM has also closed its assembly plants in San Luis Potosi and Ramos, Mexico, through the end of May. 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Significantly, Stellantis has also imposed a grueling 12 hour per day, 7 day per week schedule on skilled trades workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant north of Detroit. Warren Truck Assembly in suburban Detroit, which will close the weeks of June 29 and July 6. At Warren Truck outside Detroit, temporary workers are being required to work six days per week on 12-hour shifts. The additional downtime comes after Richard Palmer, Stellantis' chief financial officer, this week said the impact of the shortage of the chips used in vehicle electronics from the steering wheel to the infotainment system is expected to be worse in the second quarter than in the first three months of the year. Plants in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario; Belvidere, Illinois; and Toulica, Mexico are also affected. Plants assembling the Jeep Cherokee SUV and Chrysler minivans will idle for additional weeks due to the global semiconductor shortage, Stellantis NV said Thursday. PUBLISHED: March 27, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. | UPDATED: June 17, 2021 at 1:10 a.m. Due to a global semiconductor chip shortage exacerbated by the current 71 0 obj <> endobj The companys most valuable resource is its workers, human beings. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I know people have been going in and out of there, although not as many as before. 48207-2997, Automotive News A member of the Rank-and-File Committee at Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania said, Management tells us nothing; the UAW says nothing. Haig Partners: Dealership consolidation trends, Haig Partners: Dealership valuation trends, Haig Partners: Dealership succession planning, Ally: Navigating the future of automotive retailing, Google: How a century-old brand is transforming the auto industry. We had heard that Intel is looking to increase its footprint here in the United States so we are thinking of what we can do to attract companies that make the semiconductor technology to Macomb County, said Rowinski. 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. %%EOF Jeep plant production picks up, though some sites face more Two shifts of DS? To send us your own story about conditions at your plant, email us today at autoworkers@wsws.org. Stellantis has shut down production at its Windsor, Ontario, minivan plant in Canada through May 23. 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