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Eddie Brown, an auditor at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, inspects a freshly assembly Super Duty pickup on May 24, 2023. (Chris Otts, WDRB News)
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Even as Ford plows billions into electric vehicles, the Detroit automaker is also doubling down on its cash cow, the large pickups made at Kentucky Truck Plant, or KTP.
UAW Local 862 members voted 99% to authorize a strike against the automaker, which sends “a strong message in support of a fair contract,” according to Local 862 President Todd Dunn.
The United Auto Workers union remains “very far apart” in negotiations with the Detroit Three car companies and is likely to strike a handful of targeted plants starting Friday morning, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday.
