A strike has brought the Stellantis facility in Melfi, Italy's largest, to a halt. For the first time, all labor unions joined the demonstration with a garrison in front of the industrial gates. And, if the global auto industry's autumn began last week in the United States with a strike organized by the American metalworkers' union, UAW, in the Ford, GM, and Stellantis factories, troubles are not lacking in other regions, beginning with Italy. "Here in Melfi, the future of our entire region is at stake," said Cisl Lucania's general secretary, "whose economy is heavily reliant on the presence of this important industrial site." "The strike was declared - explained Fim and Uilm - in response to Stellantis' failure to respond on the five models to be produced in Melfi and the Basilicata Region's failure to respond to the request to convene a table for the automotive industry, which is essential to safeguard the countless companies in the supply chain."