TOLEDO, Ohio — The strike against the Big 3 automakers is tentatively over, but we could soon see another group of strikers along Stickney Avenue in north Toledo next month.
You might not know the name, but Mobis North America is an essential part of the Jeep Assembly process.
"We build the complete chassis module. So we get a bare frame, and when it leaves the shop it has an engine, exhaust, axels, the full drive line," said UAW Local 12's Mobis Chairman, Jeremy Navarre.
That entire process could be taken away only weeks after Jeep production is back online after the Stellantis strike.
The possibility will be decided by Mobis' 400 members as they voted on their own strike authorization inside Local 12's union hall.
"All strike authorization is, is my members come and say 'Yes, I give you the authority to call a strike if contract talks break down,'" said Navarre.
While Navarre said he can't go into details about the contract negotiations or even why they're dissatisfied with their current contracts, he did say watching their Local 12 brothers on the strike line the last few months has been a source of inspiration for their workers.
"It livened up our membership," said Navarre. "It gave them the drive to stand on their demands."
Something members WTOL 11 talked to off camera echoed as they assured they were voting yes.
So while Navarre said they still want to avoid a strike if possible, but if they aren't able to reach a deal by Nov. 15, people at the Jeep plant will notice.
"We're the middle of the [Assembly plant] process. One could venture to say, there could be something," said Navarre.
While Mobis has had strike authorization votes before, the workers have never gone on strike before in the history of the company.
But Navarre said this time is different.
We'll find out if this comes to pass the night of Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m. when their contracts are set to expire.
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