In a lawsuit, the automaker accused the UAW of planning to violate a 2023 collective bargaining agreement by way of “impermissible” mid-contract strikes.

Stellantis denies breaking the terms of the labor contract it signed with the United Auto Workers union only a year ago.

Chrysler parent Stellantis filed a federal lawsuit against the United Auto Workers, saying the union has violated its contract by threatening to strike over the company's delays in planned investment.