Nearly 9,000 workers at a Ford plant in Kentucky walked off their jobs Wednesday night in a surprise move by the United Auto Workers union. “UAW members at Ford’s iconic and extremely profitable Kentucky Truck Plant have joined the Stand Up Strike after Ford refuses to make further movement in bargaining,” the union said in a message shared on social media. Early on Thursday, UAW President Shawn Fain suggested that Stellantis, which sells vehicles under the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge names, could soon face similar action. “Here’s to hoping talks...

DETROIT – The president of the United Auto Workers union on Friday will provide an update on negotiations with Detroit’s Big Three automakers, just hours after unexpectedly adding a major facility to their ongoing auto strike. The union is warning that UAW President Shawn Fain may take “further action if needed” during Friday’s bargaining update, which Fain has provided each week since the auto strike began. Fain has used two of the last three Friday announcements to disclose additional strike locations since union leaders felt negotiations didn’t progress enough those...

The United Auto Workers union is raising the stakes against Detroit's Three automakers, shutting down Ford's largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. Union President Shawn Fain said in a video on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the automaker "isn't taking us serious" and blaming Ford for failing to resolve the impasse. "They made it happen — this is on them, Fain said. Ford's truck plant makes heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks...

United Auto Workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant walked off the job Wednesday evening, joining the more than 16,000 UAW Ford employees currently striking across the country. The call by UAW President Shawn Fain for a targeted strike of an estimated 9,000 workers came late with no warning at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Around 7:15 p.m., Ford workers started gathering outside the KTP plant on Chamberlain Lane to man picket lines that lasted through the night and into Thursday morning. On Wednesday, Fain said “We have been...

The United Auto Workers shook up their strike strategy and went after Ford’s largest, most profitable plant in a late Wednesday walkout. At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8,700 UAW members walked off the job at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. The union said this unannounced move came after “Ford refused to make further movement in bargaining.” In response, Ford released a statement calling the move “grossly irresponsible but unsurprising.” Ford took a swipe at UAW leadership and strategy citing leaked text messages from the UAW communication manager saying the strike...

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. And Thursday morning, union President Shawn Fain hinted at further action against Stellantis. “Here’s to hoping talks at Stellantis today are more productive than Ford yesterday,” Fain wrote on X, formerly Twitter, without saying what might happen.

Thousands of autoworkers walked out of one of Ford’s most lucrative truck plants on Wednesday, a significant and unexpected escalation of industrial action after four weeks of the United Auto Workers union’s targeted strikes against Big Three automakers. Some 8,700 union members walked off work at Ford’s truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, the UAW said. Union leaders said they called the strike after the company refused to improve upon a contract offer it tabled two weeks ago in a meeting with Ford executives that reportedly lasted mere minutes. UAW President...

The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit’s 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 in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract. “If they can’t understand...

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit’s 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 in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract. “If they...

The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract bargaining. It is a sharp escalation of its strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which began last month. The UAW is pressuring the carmakers to grant higher pay and make other improvements in new labour agreements. It is the first in the union's 88-year history to target the Detroit Three automakers, which collectively employ more than 140,000 UAW members, at the same time. With Wednesday's walkout,...