Kentucky Ford production workers reject UAW deal with automakers

Production workers at a Kentucky Ford plant voted against an agreement negotiated between the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and the major vehicle manufacturer.

In late October, Ford and the UAW announced a tentative deal to end the strike, which began in mid-September. The deal would have seen workers receive 25% wage increases over four years and improved benefits. The strikers initially sought 36% wage hikes, a 32-hour work week, and the return of traditional pensions.

The deal was subject to worker agreement and the UAW 862 results returned a mixed verdict on it. While skilled trade workers accepted the plan 69%-31%, production workers voted against it 45%-55%.

The 12,000 local union members work at the Louisville Assembly Plant and the Kentucky Truck Plant, ABC News reported.

Potentially motivating the rejection is the fact that works at the truck plant have not been on strike for the duration of the entire UAW effort. The roughly 9,000 UAW members at the plant walked off the job in mid-October as part of a major expansion of the UAW strike.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.