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Ford and UAW agree deal to avoid strike at Kentucky plant
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By Nithya Bose in Business News, posted February 22, 2024
Ford and a United Auto Workers local union, UAW Local 62, have reached a tentative agreement, averting a strike at the automaker’s lucrative plant.
If their demands were unmet, the UAW warned of a strike involving nearly 9,000 workers at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant on Friday, February 23.
These demands raised a number of local issues, including skilled trades, ergonomics, and health and safety concerns.
Ford said it was “pleased to have reached a tentative agreement.”
The Louisville plant is the company's largest in employment and production.
It manufactures Ford Super Duty pickups, Ford Expeditions, and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
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Despite the agreement, numerous local contracts across the Big Three automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis—are still under negotiation.
They focus on plant-specific issues distinct from the national agreements ratified by the UAW in late 2023.
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