UAW Strike Threats Show Peril of Stellantis’ Investment Promise

An escalating labor dispute between automotive manufacturer Stellantis NV and the United Auto Workers has landed both parties in murky legal territory with threats to call workers off the job for the second time in two years.

Two UAW locals in California and Colorado have authorized the international union to call a strike if Stellantis continues delaying capital investments that the company committed to in last year’s collective bargaining agreement. The automaker hit back with a barrage of lawsuits last week, threatening the union with monetary damages if it calls workers off the assembly line.

The growing conflict demonstrates the ...