About 2,900 United Auto Workers (UAW) representing employees at Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) struck the truck manufacturer’s only North American plant in Dublin, Virginia, on Saturday for the first time since an eight-week walkout in 2008.
No talks to end the walkout are expected until at least April 26, Volvo Group spokesman John Mies told FreightWaves.
The strike comes as Volvo and other truck makers are suffering from a shortage of microchips that is impacting production. Volvo and Mack...
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