The union had previously expressed optimism about progress with the company at the negotiation table.
A Ford official told reporters that the union requested a meeting Wednesday — which ended up lasting mere minutes — and UAW President Shawn Fain expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s proposals, leading to the strike.
The strike already spans dozens of facilities across the country with tens of thousands of workers having walked off the job. The union hadin some of the strike’s expansions, with Ford saying that the company had shown that it was “serious about reaching a deal.” And Ford had been seen as the company most likely to first cut a deal with the union.
The Kentucky Truck Plant, located in Louisville, is Ford’s largest plant and one of the largest auto factories in the world, the company said. The plant produces some of the company’s most profitable products — pulling in $25 billion in yearly revenue — and derailment of its operations could have substantial effects on suppliers and other Ford facilities, the official said.
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