Photos: Local auto workers rally as the strike hits home

The United Auto Workers expanded its walkout to all Stellantis and GM parts distribution centers Friday Sept. 22, 2023, including locations in Bolingbrook and Naperville. But citing progress in negotiations, no further actions were taken against Ford, sparing 5,500 workers at the Chicago Assembly Plant on the city’s Southeast Side, at least for another week. “We’re still on standby,” said Chris Pena, president of UAW Local 551, which represents assembly line workers at the Chicago Ford plant.