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Stellantis, one of the Big Three automobile manufacturers, recently announced massive impending layoffs and pointed blame, in part, at California, Fox Business reported.
The Jeep parent company stated that 2,455 employees who work at the Detroit Assembly Complex, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee is produced, may be impacted. Approximately 1,225 workers at its Toledo Assembly Complex, where the Wrangler and the Gladiator are produced, may also be impacted. Most of the workers at the Toledo facility are supplemental employees, the company noted.
“The Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack plant will temporarily move from a three shift to a two-shift operating pattern. The two-shift operation also will allow the Mack team to focus its attention on improving the operational performance and throughput at the plant in the event that a change in the regulations or marketplace allows for an increase in volume,” a company news release stated, according to the Detroit Free Press. “The Toledo Assembly Complex will move from an alternative work schedule to a traditional two-shift operating pattern as agreed upon during 2023 [United Auto Workers] negotiations.”
Jodi Tinson, a spokesperson for the automaker, told the news outlet that layoffs at the Detroit facility “will definitely be lower” and layoffs at the Toledo location “could be a little bit lower.” She noted that the recently signed UAW contract prompted Stellantis to account for every possible impacted employee. “Out of an abundance of caution,” Stellantis filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letters to alert workers of the upcoming layoffs.