18,325 workers at 41 facilities in 21 states: UAW strike of the Detroit 3 by the numbers
After the UAW strike against the Detroit Three automakers expanded by 38 parts distribution facilities and about 5,600 workers, here's a state-by-state breakdown of the sites and total workers.
Michigan — 6,850 workers
Not surprisingly, Michigan has the most workers and the most facilities affected, with 14. The state was hit almost equally in the first and second waves, with 3,300 workers in the first list and 3,550 in the second. Here are the plants and approximate numbers for how many workers at each:
Ford
- Michigan Assembly in Wayne: 3,300 (final assembly and paint workers only)
General Motors
- Davis Road Processing Center in Davison: 1,150
- Flint Processing Center in Swartz Creek: 400
- Pontiac Redistribution: 300
- Lansing Redistribution: 200
- Willow Run Redistribution in Belleville: 175
- Ypsilanti Processing Center in Ypsilanti: 175
Stellantis
- Marysville Parts Distribution Center: 300
- Other plants: 850 (per facility numbers were not available but the second round included Centerline Packaging, Centerline Warehouse, Warren Parts Distribution Center, Sherwood Parts Distribution Center in Warren, QEC in Auburn Hills and Romulus Parts Distribution Center)
Ohio – 6,000 workers
Ohio was the biggest state for the first targets, with 5,800 workers at the Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex going out. The second wave of walkouts included 100 workers each at Stellantis’ Cleveland Parts Distribution Center in Streetsboro and Cincinnati Parts Distribution in West Chester.
Missouri – 3,600 workers
Spared in the second round of targets, Missouri took a hit with 3,600 workers going on strike at GM’s Wentzville Assembly Plant in the first round.
The remaining states were only affected by the second round of strike targets.
California – 200
- Stellantis’ Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center in Ontario: 125
- GM’s Rancho Cucamonga Parts Distribution: 75
Illinois – 200
- Stellantis’ Chicago Parts Distribution Center in Naperville: 100
- GM’s Chicago Parts Distribution in Bolingbrook: 100
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Texas – 200 workers
- GM’s Fort Worth Parts Distribution in Roanoke: 100
- Stellantis’ Dallas Parts Distribution Center in Carrollton: 100
Tennessee – 175
All at the Memphis AC Delco Parts Distribution center (GM)
Wisconsin – 150
- Stellantis’ Milwaukee Parts Distribution Center: 75
- GM’s Hudson Parts Distribution: 75
Colorado – 100
- Stellantis’ Denver Parts Distribution Center in Commerce City: 50
- GM’s Denver Parts Distribution: 50
Georgia – 100
All at Stellantis’ Atlanta Parts Distribution Center in Morrow
North Carolina – 100
All at GM’s Charlotte Parts Distribution
West Virginia – 100
All at GM’s Martinsburg Parts Distribution
Florida – 75
All at Orlando Parts Distribution Center
Mississippi – 75
All at GM’s Jackson Parts Distribution in Brandon
New York – 75
All at Stellantis’ New York Parts Distribution Center in Tappan
Pennsylvania – 75
All at GM’s Philadelphia Parts Distribution
Massachusetts – 50
All at Stellantis’ Boston Parts Distribution Center
Minnesota – 50
All at Stellantis’ Minneapolis Parts Distribution Center in Plymouth
Nevada – 50
All at GM’s Reno Parts Distribution Center
Oregon – 50
All at Stellantis’ Portland Parts Distribution Center in Beaverton
Virginia – 50
All at Stellantis’ Winchester Parts Distribution Center
By company
Stellantis — 7,950: 5,800 at Toledo Assembly Complex in the first round of targets and 2,150 across 20 facilities in the second round
General Motors — 7,075: 3,600 at the Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri in the first round of targets and 2,150 across 18 facilities in the second round
Ford — 3,300: All were among the first round of targets, final assembly and paint workers striking from Michigan Assembly in Wayne.
Map: UAW strike locations
Strikes this year
This is likely the fourth largest strike by number of workers affected in the U.S. this year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that, as of Aug. 31, there had been three larger in 2023: Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has approximately 160,000 workers on strike since July 13; the Service Employees International Union's strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District from March 21-23 affected 65,000 employees, and 20,000 UNITE HERE members are on strike against Los Angeles and Orange County hotels.