Oct 7 (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis ( STLA )

said Monday it has filed eight additional lawsuits against the

United Auto Workers and 23 union locals, saying the union has

violated its contract by threatening to strike over the

company's delays in planned investment.

Stellantis ( STLA ) on Thursday had filed suit against the UAW and

UAW Local 230 in Los Angeles over the union's decision to take a

strike authorization vote saying it violates terms of the

contract reached last fall. The Italian-American automaker said

the new suits prompted a meeting with Stellantis ( STLA ) on Saturday

that proposed reinstituting a concept called the Jobs Bank,

which the automaker called "a contributing factor to the

automaker's bankruptcy in 2009." The automaker rejected the

proposal saying it "would jeopardize the company's future."