Posted 10/13/2023, 9:00:00 AM
UAW Strike Expands to Ford's Kentucky Plant, Raising Stakes in Auto Labor Dispute
- UAW expands strike to Ford's lucrative Kentucky Truck Plant, increasing economic risk
- About 34,000 UAW members now on strike, but still only 20% of Big Three autoworkers
- Suppliers and trucking industry may start feeling effects as inventories drop
- Ford says Kentucky plant accounts for 25% of revenue, or $25 billion
- White House monitoring strike impacts closely but not weighing in on tactics
