EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WAND) - Flex-N-Gate in Effingham has reported it has laid off workers due to the United Auto Workers strike.
Flex-N-Gate told WAND News, “Understandably and regrettably, layoffs of hourly workers have resulted due to the UAW strike. We all hope for a timely resolution.”
The UAW went on strike at selected factories run by automakers General Motors, Ford and Jeep maker Stellantis on Sept. 15. It started with one assembly plant for each company, then spread to 38 GM and Stellantis parts warehouses. Two additional assembly plants at Ford and GM were added later.
The union decided not to expand the strikes to any more plants for the time being after GM agreed to bring its electric vehicle battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, assuring that they’ll be unionized. The union also reported progress with all three automakers.
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