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UAW head Shawn Fain returns to Belvidere after Stellantis announces it will delay reopening its plant there

Peter Medlin

Last year, United Auto Workers Union President Shawn Fain joined President Joe Biden in Belvidere to celebrate a new contract that included re-opening Stellantis' Belvidere plant. On Aug. 22, Fain returned to meet with UAW members after Stellantis announced it intends to delay the projects.

Workers inspect a Dart in the Chrysler Metrology Lab in Belvidere.

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Belvidere Fiat Chrysler Workers Reject National Contract

Susan Stephens

United Auto Workers members have resoundingly rejected a four-year contract with Fiat Chrysler. Workers at the plant in Belvidere were among the last in…

Illinois

Chicago Ford Plant Workers Vote On Strike

Workers at the Ford Plant on Chicago’s Southeast side started voting this morning on whether to go on strike.The United Auto Workers Local 551 represents…