UAW Strikes Escalate, Forcing, Ford's Largest Factory to Close.<br />Associated Press reports that the <br />United Auto Workers (UAW) union has escalated walkouts against Detroit's three largest automakers.<br />The extended strikes have shut down <br />Ford's largest factory, while threatening <br />to close Jeep maker Stellantis. .<br />On October 11, an additional 8,700 <br />workers left their jobs at Ford's <br />Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. .<br />The next day, union President <br />Shawn Fain suggested further strikes <br />would take place against Stellantis.<br />The next day, union President <br />Shawn Fain suggested further strikes <br />would take place against Stellantis.<br />Here’s to hoping talks <br />at Stellantis today are more <br />productive than Ford yesterday, Shawn Fain, President of the <br />United Auto Workers union, via X.<br />Here’s to hoping talks <br />at Stellantis today are more <br />productive than Ford yesterday, Shawn Fain, President of the <br />United Auto Workers union, via X.<br />The Ford truck plant impacted by the latest <br />strike produces heavy-duty F-Series pickups,<br />as well as larger Ford and Lincoln SUVs. .<br />AP reports that those vehicles are some of the <br />automaker's most lucrative products, with Ford stating <br />the plant generates $25 billion in revenue per year.<br />According to a statement by Fain, <br />the union has waited patiently, , "but Ford hasn't gotten the message.".<br />If they can’t understand that <br />after four weeks, the 8,700 <br />workers shutting down this <br />extremely profitable plant <br />will help them understand it, Shawn Fain, President of the <br />United Auto Workers union, via X.<br />If they can’t understand that <br />after four weeks, the 8,700 <br />workers shutting down this <br />extremely profitable plant <br />will help them understand it, Shawn Fain, President of the <br />United Auto Workers union, via X
