Fiat Chrysler Union Talks Seen Contentious as Merger Urged

With negotiations kicking off this month between U.S. carmakers and their main domestic labor union, talks involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are poised to be the most contentious.

On one side is a United Auto Workers bargaining team that wants a pay bump for veteran assembly workers, who have been paid $28 an hour for almost a decade, as well as a better deal for the lower-paid, entry-level employees who make up almost half of FCA’s workforce.