UAW Shocks with Walkout of 8,700 Workers at Ford Truck Plant

The United Auto Workers (UAW) ordered 8,700 workers at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant to go on strike after claiming that the automaker refused to make further progress in bargaining. This surprise move marks the first time the UAW has expanded its simultaneous strike of all three Detroit automakers without publicly stating a deadline. The Kentucky Truck Plant is Ford's largest and most profitable plant, producing Super Duty trucks and large SUVs, generating about $25 billion a year. The strike adds to the 25,300 autoworkers already on strike at select Ford, GM, and Stellantis facilities, resulting in thousands of layoffs and an estimated $5.5 billion in economic losses.