© Reuters. Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union picket outside the Ford truck plant in Kentucky after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luke Sharrett
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers said on Saturday they had to step up action against Ford (NYSE as they expected a revised offer from the automaker, but received the same offer as two weeks ago.
“Unfortunately, we had to step up our action. We came here today to receive another offer from Ford, and they gave us the exact same offer as two weeks ago,” the union said in a post on X.
The escalation of UAW action occurred Wednesday when 8,700 union members at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant went on strike after the union said the No. 2 U.S. automaker refused to make further progress on the union. contractual negotiation.
The UAW shut down Ford’s largest plant globally, halting production of lucrative pickup trucks without warning, in a sharp escalation of the union’s four-week targeted strike against the Detroit Three automakers.
Ford said yesterday it will temporarily lay off another 550 employees following UAW strikes at its Kentucky truck plant and its Chicago assembly plant.
