UAW strikes Ford with surprise strike by nearly 9,000 workers in Kentucky

UAW President Sean Fine called a surprise strike by an estimated 9,000 workers late Wednesday at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, the Detroit Free Press has confirmed.

Todd Dunn, president of UAW Local 862, told the Free Press at 6:10 p.m. that he had been called to a meeting and was preparing for workers to leave soon. He added that the work shift started at six in the evening.

“We are meeting now as we speak,” he said. “We have been chosen to be the next lever of influence in an international strike. We are called by our leadership. It is time to stand up and do our duty.”

Dunn told the Free Press that the UAW’s 9,000 or so members have long prepared for this moment and are prepared to do what is needed to help the strike succeed.

Without warning, thousands of workers left their jobs at 6:30 p.m., after union officials toured the factory at 6:25 p.m., hung up the line and told workers to exit peacefully, a source inside the factory confirmed to the Free. He presses.

Kentucky Truck manufactures the Ford F-Series Super Duty, Ford Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator. The Super Duty is among the most profitable products the Dearborn automaker sells.

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