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The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language. The union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if the local contract dispute is not resolved. In October, UAW workers shut down the plant during national contract negotiations that ended with large raises for employees.

Last week, the UAW said it was launching a first-of-its-kind push to publicly organize the entire nonunion auto sector in the U.S. after winning record new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers. The UAW, which said 30% of workers at the VW plant had signed cards, has outlined its organizing strategy that says if 30% of workers at a nonunion plant sign cards seeking to join, it would make that public.

Call it a military aid with benefits, but the US has found a shrewd way to support Ukraine while simultaneously giving its defense industry a hearty pat on the back.

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) have ratified the in-principle labor agreements promising sweeping pay increases that were reached with US car companies Ford, Stellantis and General Motors, a union source told AFP Saturday. "All three are ratified," the source said of the agreements, which were reached after an unprecedented strike that lasted more than six weeks. 

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain is expected to make an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss the role of unions in fighting back against “corporate greed,” following the UAW’s record deal last month to end the longest auto strike in 25 years. Fain will be among several speakers at a hearing…

UAW General Motors EV Investment: The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract deal with General Motors that includes investments in electric vehicles and wage increases for US hourly workers. The agreement follows a similar pattern set at Ford and Stellantis, providing base wage increases and improved conditions for temporary workers. The contract will raise wages for over 7,000 UAW workers in GM component plants, service parts warehouses, and subsystems operations. UAW leader...

The UAW strike is now more than 40,000 strong as members target highly profitable vehicles in the latest round of stand-up strikes.

The plant was tapped to build more than 300,000 Ram 1500 pickups this year.

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford said a continued strike would affect its ability to invest in new cars and factories.

Kentucky labor laws changed last year but Ford Louisville Assembly Plant works should get unemployment not dip into UAW strike fund,