The United Auto Workers union has significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit Three automakers by going on strike against the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
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.
The Kentucky strike brings to 33,700 the number of workers on strike against the three automakers.Thus far, the union has decided to target a small number of plants from each company rather than have all 146,000 UAW members at the automakers go on strike at the same time.Last week, the union reported progress in the talks and decided not to add any more plants.
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