UAW expands strike, as thousands of autoworkers walk out at Ford's largest factory

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 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.

The meeting only lasted about 15 minutes, he said. The escalation against Ford shows that Fain is trying to increase pressure on the company, said Marick Masters, a business professor at Wayne State University who follows labor issues.But Ford and the other automakers have made concessions and raised wage offers, he said. The companies, he said, 'may have reached their resistance points to varying degrees.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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