UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis by Reuters

By Nora Eckert

(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Monday it had filed unfair labor practice charges against Chrysler (NYSE: ) parent Stellantis for violating the labor contract the parties reached last fall.

The UAW said it filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board because Stellantis refused to provide information about its future product plans.

Several local chapters of the union have also filed contract complaints over the company’s attempts to move production of the Dodge Durango out of the United States, the union said in a statement.

Stellantis representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“As a united UAW, we intend to enforce our contract and make Stellantis keep its promise,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement.

The UAW leader targeted Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares for his actions in running the company, blaming him for what Fain called “mismanagement” of the automaker as its sales and profits decline.

Fain pointed to Stellantis’ delays around a planned billion-dollar investment in a new battery plant in Belvidere, Illinois, as another sign that it is breaking promises it made in the employment contract signed last year.

The UAW said in August it was prepared to launch a nationwide strike over this and other issues at Stellantis. Stellantis previously said he was not in violation of the UAW’s national contract.