The United Auto Workers said on Wednesday that 8,700 union members at Ford's (F.N) Kentucky Truck Plant went on strike after the union said the No. 2 U.S. automaker refused to move further in contract bargaining.
Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File PhotoKentucky Truck Plant went on strike after the union said the No. 2 U.S. automaker refused to move further in contract bargaining.
Ford said the decision is "grossly irresponsible but unsurprising given the union leadership’s stated strategy of keeping the Detroit 3 wounded for months through 'reputational damage' and 'industrial chaos.'”
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