Stellantis: Indefinite layoffs at Sterling Heights Assembly amid outsourcing dispute
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What we know
Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA.
Department affected: skilled trades / full-time production workforce.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
The article reports that Stellantis workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) face ongoing job losses tied to outsourcing and hiring of low-paid temporary workers. UAW Local 1700 says Stellantis has been hiring outside contractors instead of allowing about 600 skilled tradespeople to bid on the work, and SHAP workers noted that thousands of full-time Stellantis employees remain on indefinite layoff. The piece places these layoffs in the context of Stellantis’ broader Value Creation Program cost-cutting initiative and mentions withheld profit-sharing checks, K-9 patrols, and full plant employment for production staff. The article frames the situation as part of a trend of outsourcing sanctioned by contract language in the 2023 UAW agreement and criticizes union leadership for failing to prevent job cuts.
Stellantis cut 600 jobs in MI affecting its skilled trades / full-time production workforce team as of May 5, 2026.
That is roughly 0.2% of the 295,000 people Stellantis employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 10 layoff events at Stellantis since February 2023, with 10 additional events known from news reporting.
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