The United Auto Workers' strike at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in Louisville, Kentucky, will deal a major blow to the automaker. The facility is Ford's largest and most profitable.
“If they can’t understand that after four weeks, the 8,700 workers shutting down this extremely profitable plant will help them understand it,” Fain said. The strike came nearly four weeks after the union began its walkouts against General Motors, Ford and Jeep maker Stellantis on...
Reuters FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain joins UAW members who are on a strike, on the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo By Nora Eckert DETROIT...
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...
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 ...
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.
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,...
to spend, but workers were also demanding more rights; an early 1946 steelworker strike brought production to a halt. Once matters were resolved (steel companies settled after pressure from President Harry Truman), cars began to roll out, including new models from Ford and a Chrysler convertible...