Strike Affects Plant that Supplies Axles to GM Flint Assembly

American Axle strike could impact truck availability nation wide

THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) –  A United Auto Workers strike at the Dauch Corporation—formerly known as American Axle, could severely impact the nationwide availability of pickup trucks within weeks, according to industry and economic experts. Nearly 1,000 members of UAW Local 2093 walked off the job at the Three Rivers manufacturing plant on June 1, 2026, halting the production of critical drive axles and drivetrain components. The facility serves a…

Local American Axle workers on strike over wages

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Nearly 1,000 UAW members walk out at American Axle

THREE RIVERS, Mich.—At a minute past midnight on Monday, nearly 1,000 members of United Auto Workers Local 2093 walked off the job at the American Axle plant in Three Rivers.

GM Pickup Truck Plant Could Shut Down Over Supplier Strike

Union workers at axle supplier Dauch walked off the job in a labor dispute. GM has enough of the parts on hand to last about two weeks, a spokesman said.

American Axle workers strike major GM supplier in Three Rivers, Michigan

The strike, backed by a 98 percent authorization vote, opens a new front in a wave of rebellion throughout the auto parts industry, alongside ongoing contract battles by 1,300 workers at Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw and thousands more at Dana, Magna International and Bridgewater Interiors.

UAW on strike against GM supplier American Axle

The company's plant in Three Rivers makes a key component for some of General Motors Co.'s most profitable vehicles.