UAW Expands Strike to Highly Profitable Ford Truck Plant

Ford Motor Co.’s highly profitable pickup factory is the latest strike target for the United Auto Workers union.

(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s highly profitable pickup factory is the latest strike target for the United Auto Workers union.

The union on Wednesday evening announced a walkout by 8,700 workers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in a post on social media. The plant is one of the largest auto factories in the world, generating $25 billion a year in revenue, making the higher-priced Super Duty version of the F-Series pickup as well as Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition large sport-utility vehicles.

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