Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant Shut Down as UAW Escalates Strikes to Nearly 34,000 Workers

8,700 workers went on strike at Ford's Kentucky truck plant, shutting down the automaker's largest and most profitable factory.

The strike escalation came after UAW determined Ford wasn't responding to negotiate a fair contract after 4 weeks of walkouts.

The Kentucky strike brings the total number of UAW workers on strike against GM, Ford, and Stellantis to 33,700.

UAW is slowly ramping up strikes, targeting specific plants rather than all 146,000 members, to increase pressure on automakers.

Since the strikes began, the 3 automakers have laid off ~4,800 workers at non-strike factories due to strike-related parts shortages.