The United Auto Staff union introduced Wednesday that its practically 4-week strike in opposition to the “Massive Three” automakers was increasing to Ford’s truck plant in Kentucky.
Roughly 8,700 union members work on the Louisville facility producing the corporate’s Tremendous Obligation vehicles in addition to the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
The walkout Wednesday marks the primary time in the course of the strike that the union has focused the manufacturing of enormous pickups, an enormous moneymaker for Ford in addition to Common Motors and Stellantis, which owns the Dodge, Jeep and Ram manufacturers.
“We have now been crystal clear, and now we have waited lengthy sufficient, however Ford has not gotten the message,” UAW President Shawn Fain mentioned in an announcement. “It’s time for a good contract at Ford and the remainder of the Massive Three. If they will’t perceive that after 4 weeks, the 8,700 staff shutting down this extraordinarily worthwhile plant will assist them perceive it.”
Ford known as the choice to strike the Kentucky plant “grossly irresponsible however unsurprising.” The corporate mentioned it had made an “excellent provide” to the union in an effort to finish the strike.
“Along with affecting roughly 9,000 direct workers on the plant, this work stoppage will generate painful aftershocks ― together with placing in danger roughly a dozen further Ford operations and lots of extra provider operations,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
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