The United Auto Workers (UAW) union and Ford Motor Co have reached a tentative local agreement covering workers at the automaker's Kentucky truck plant, averting a potential strike at Ford's most profitable plant. The agreement, announced by the UAW, comes after months of negotiations over local issues at the Louisville facility, including skilled trades, health and safety, and ergonomics. This development follows a period where around 9,000 workers at the plant served strike notices last week, highlighting the urgency of the situation. The new deal addresses many of the demands of the Kentucky employees and core issues of concern, ensuring that a strike planned for this week will not proceed. While the UAW reached a wide agreement with Ford late last year, some locations, including the Kentucky plant, have been negotiating contract issues specific to each facility. The company expressed its ongoing commitment to negotiations, looking forward to reaching an agreement with UAW Local 862 at the Kentucky Truck Plant.
This week’s deal is separate from the UAW’s standing contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which they secured late last year. https://t.co/XPufJl8pq4
“The tentative deal addresses these and other core issues of concern to [Kentucky Truck Plant] autoworkers.” https://t.co/XPufJl8pq4
“Workers at Ford’s most profitable plant were set to walk off the job over local issues related to skilled trades, health & safety, and ergonomics,” the union said in a statement. https://t.co/XPufJl8XfC
The UAW said the new agreement addresses many of the demands of the Kentucky employees and will avert a strike this week. https://t.co/XPufJl8XfC
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“Negotiations continue, and we look forward to reaching an agreement with UAW Local 862 at Kentucky Truck Plant,” the company said in a statement. https://t.co/B50p6wQSGU
At Ford’s Kentucky facility, worker demands mostly center around health and safety issues. https://t.co/B50p6wQSGU
Ford, UAW reach deal to avert strike at Kentucky truck plant https://t.co/AU4CyMHO44 https://t.co/6LoDvvrIlQ
While the UAW reached a wide agreement with Ford late last year, some locations have been negotiating contract issues specific to each facility.https://t.co/B50p6wQSGU
Last week, UAW leadership announced that around 9,000 workers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville served strike notices. https://t.co/B50p6wQkRm
Ford And UAW Avert Another Strike At Massive Kentucky Factory With New Local Contract https://t.co/HvFUdvpd1k https://t.co/CoW6vvAq6w
UAW reaches agreement with Ford over local Kentucky plant contract https://t.co/pt86ku5nXT https://t.co/oxOt9VxldL
The United Auto Workers have reached a deal with Ford over a local contract at its Louisville, Kentucky, truck plant, the union announced Wednesday. https://t.co/eVl9MYMPn3
Ford, UAW reach local labor deal to avert strike at Kentucky plant https://t.co/3Ei69DLga2
Kentucky UAW members reach tentative agreement with Ford https://t.co/RpRW6hKZQg
⚠️ FORD REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH KENTUCKY PLANT WORKERS, UAW SAYS (Reuters) The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with Ford Motor Co over a local contract covering workers at the automaker's Kentucky truck plant..... For more… https://t.co/IUr8H3Vijn
“After months of negotiations over local issues, UAW Local 862 has reached a tentative local agreement with Ford Motor Co., averting a potential strike this week,” @UAW announces. Say issues included “skilled trades, health & safety, and ergonomics” https://t.co/oImDW0ad5d
Ford and the United Auto Workers in Kentucky have until the end of the workweek to agree on a contract before thousands of employees could walk off the job. https://t.co/cBrmXs5vLg
“The UAW said Friday that roughly 9,000 workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Kentucky Truck Plant would go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 23 if the two parties are unable to reach a local contract agreement” — Auto News
About 9,000 UAW workers at Ford's $F most profitable plant will strike again in Kentucky by Friday if "issues" aren't resolved... The Kentucky plant generates $25 billion in revenue, about 1/6 of the company's total... These discussions are separate from the UAW discussions…