United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain said Tuesday the union plans to hold strike authorization votes against Stellantis because the automaker is failing to live up to guarantees it made in the 2023 labor deal it reached with the union at the conclusion of a six-week strike.

The UAW leader wrote a letter to a senior Stellantis executive, discussing disputes over the Dodge SUV and a closed Illinois plant.

UAW President Shawn Fain said the union plans for its members to vote on whether to authorize a strike at one or more of its Stellantis chapters. “Stellantis has declared war on the American working class,

Fain said in an interview after the rally the number of demands sounds like a lot though some involve basic work rules. The union president said the UAW and VW are starting negotiations from scratch unlike prior contracts with the Detroit Three automakers, and it's unclear how long bargaining will take in Chattanooga.

In his remarks, Fain said that UAW locals representing Stellantis workers will hold strike authorization votes and have those workers go on strike if the company does not meet uni