Stellantis puts MI sites in critical status before possible strike, Reuters says

Stellantis will mandate that union staff work overtime at the company’s Warren Truck assembly and Jefferson North plant in Michigan, in an effort to increase Jeep SUV output ahead of a potential strike deadline in September, Reuters’ Bianca Flowers reports, citing a document. The car maker told employees at both facilities that the sites will be in “critical status” from July 5 through October 2, the author says. Under the current United Auto Workers contract, a factory in critical status can run up to seven days a week for a period of 90 days and require that union workers work over nine hours of overtime, the author notes.