The surprise move to add the Louisville-based facility as a strike target Wednesday means Ford's largest and most profitable operation is sitting idle, and the company will feel the blow quickly. The Kentucky Truck Plant produces F-Series Super Duty trucks, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators...
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Around 36% of US auto production for the Big Three automakers-Ford, GeneralMotors (GM), and Stellantis-is currently off line after United Auto Workers (UAW) union members went onstrike Wednesday night at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. The plant makes Ford's popular F-Series...
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant ...
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The United Auto Workers' union on Oct. 11 abruptly shut down Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable assembly lines by expanding a nearly four-week-old strike against the Detroit 3 to include the Kentucky Truck Plant. To Continue Reading... You must be a subscriber to access this ...
If they can’t understand that after four weeks, the 8,700 workers shutting down this extremely profitable plant will help them understand it." ‘STRIKETOBER’ RETURNS WITH VENGEANCE Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant manufactures Ford Super Duty pickups, as well as the Ford Expedition,...
The layoffs are due to the ongoing UAW strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis because the Sterling Axle Plant produces parts that get sent to the Chicago Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant. On Monday morning, Bill Ford, the automaker's executive chairman, called on the ...
But last year, Ford's highly profitable factory in Louisville, Kentucky, was the first truck plant that the UAW shut down with a strike. Farley said as the company looks at the transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles, "we have to think carefully about our (manufacturing) foot...
Ford Motor shares slumped lower Thursday after the United Auto Workers union expanded its strike action to include its biggest production facility, a surprise escalation of its dispute with the Big 3 carmakers.
Fain directed 8,700 UAW members to strike Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant Oct. 11. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images As the union looks to escalate its efforts to bring the strike to a close, Former Ford CEO Mark Fields said automakers and the UAW might be n...