UAW Strike at Ford's Kentucky Plant Escalates Tensions, Halts Production of Profitable F-Series Trucks
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UAW called an unplanned strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, halting production of high-revenue vehicles like F-250 to F-550 trucks.
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Strike escalates pressure on Ford as Kentucky plant generates $25 billion in annual revenue.
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Ford called the strike "grossly irresponsible" but UAW says it will force Ford back to bargaining table.
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Shutting down Kentucky plant will impact dozens of other Ford operations and about 100,000 workers.
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Targeting profitable vehicles like SuperDuty truck that can sell for $100,000 puts major financial pressure on Ford.