Several Stellantis employees were in for a shock after they realized that the company had barred non-Stellantis cars from parking near the office building.
Stellantis employees were called back to the office after a long period of working from home in January. However, employees who drive cars from other brands, such as Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Honda, were issued tickets because of where they had parked on the Auburn Hills Stellantis campus.
According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, the company is enforcing a rule that only Stellantis vehicles can park in convenient spots.
On the 500-acre Stellantis campus, which houses several parking garages and lots, the area close to the building has been reserved for Stellantis vehicles only.
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That means employees who arrive at work in cars from other brands need to park much further from the building, forcing them to take a longer route back to the building on foot.
While this kind of differential treatment can infuriate many, this is a common practice for several American automotive manufacturers.
Stellantis Workers Upset Over Bonus Policy
In other news from Stellantis, MotorBiscuit recently reported how the United Auto Workers (UAW) was furious after the company handed out bonuses to management employees while workers had been denied a bonus paycheck. Notably, the company suffered a $26.3 billion net loss last year.
Although there will not be any company-wide bonuses tied to the previous year’s performance, some divisional and individual bonuses are set to be paid at the end of March.
Profit-sharing with unionized workers is dependent on adjusted operating income. This has not gone down well with the workers. UAW vice president Rich Boyer said:
“The UAW, as well as I personally, am disgusted that we were just informed that management employees will be receiving a bonus check while Stellantis UAW members did not receive a profit-sharing check.
“Our members help drive this company’s success each and every year, and they deserve to share in its success.”
UAW president Shaun Fain blamed the management for the company’s losses. He added:
“It wasn’t the workers who made bad decisions that drove Stellantis profits in the ditch, [rather] horrible management from the CEO down. But, as always, the executives get rewarded while the workers get screwed.”
Boyer blamed Stellantis’ former CEO, Carlos Tavares, for the company’s poor performance last year. He said:
“Tavares felt that he gave up too much in national negotiations and was coming back for his pound of flesh.”
