The union, which won a major contract victory last year, has criticized the company for cutting jobs and delaying plans at an Illinois factory.

Chrysler and Jeep parent Stellantis is potentially facing a fresh strike as United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain said the union plans to hold a vote authorizing a walkout after the automaker allegedly abandoned contract commitments it made during a labor deal struck last year.

The United Auto Workers union is eying multiple U.S. strikes against French-Italian carmaker Stellantis about a year after a national walkout cost the Detroit Three automakers billions of dollars and idled 50,