Thousands of autoworkers walk out at Ford's largest factory as UAW escalates strike
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The United Auto Workers union is raising the stakes against Detroit's Three automakers, shutting down Ford's largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis.
In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. Union President Shawn Fain said in a video on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the automaker "isn't taking us serious" and blaming Ford for failing to resolve the impasse.
"They made it happen — this is on them, Fain said.
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