UAW Local 2069 to go on strike today at 6 a.m. at Volvo in Dublin

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 2069 at the Volvo Truck plant in Dublin will go on strike at 6 a.m. today, April 17.

A letter announcing the action was posted on the union’s Facebook page early this morning.

A 30-day contract extension ended at midnight Friday. The extension had been agreed to in mid-March by UAW and Volvo Group North America negotiators.

In the letter to company officials from Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer and Director, UAW Heavy Truck Department it is stated that union negotiators will be “available to reconvene negotiations on Monday, April 26.”

Curry states in the letter that, “Over the last three months, we (UAW negotiators) have met with company representatives in an effort to address issues raised by our members.

“We are disappointed that the company failed to provide any substantial offer prior to the March 16, 2021 expiration date or during the subsequent meetings held during the period in which we extended the contract. Our goal during both periods was to reach a tentative agreement between the parties and avoid a strike.”

Curry adds that “many topics remain unresolved” including wage increases, job security, wage progression, etc.

The letter says, “Employees working at the time (6 a.m.) will exit their factories in an orderly manner after performing any tasks necessary to prevent damage to the company’s equipment or product.”

This is the first strike at Volvo since February 2008. That work stoppage ended in mid-March of that year.

So far we are not aware of any statement from Volvo on the situation.

Patriot Staff Report