Ford, Kentucky and United Auto Workers

U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Joint Venture in Kentucky
The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.
Workers at Ford EV joint-venture battery plant seek to unionize with UAW
The Kentucky autoworkers, who want to join the United Auto Workers, filed for a union election Tuesday, a key development in the union’s campaign to organize Southern auto-factories and EV battery facilities.
Workers at Ford joint venture plant in Kentucky file to hold union election
The United Auto Workers union is petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election at a Kentucky battery plant run by a Ford Motor joint venture, the union said in a release Wednesday.
Workers at new Ford joint venture Kentucky battery plant file for election to join UAW
Workers at a Ford Motor Co. joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky have formally asked the federal government to hold a vote on joining the United Auto Workers, the union said.
EXCLUSIVE: Workers at Ford, SK On battery plant in Kentucky file for union election
Shortly after announcing a union campaign at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, workers have filed for an election to join the UAW.
Workers at massive Ford BlueOval SK plant in Kentucky take another step toward unionization
The UAW is trying to rush BlueOval SK into unionization before our full workforce has the opportunity to make a truly free and informed choice,” a company spokesperson said.
UAW petitions for union election at Ford joint venture plant in Kentucky
The BlueOval SK plant, owned by a partnership of South Korea's SK On and Ford, is the latest battery battleground for the union.
Kentucky BlueOval SK battery plant files for union election, foretelling union goals for Tennessee
Workers at a Kentucky BlueOval SK Battery Park filed for an election to join the United Auto Workers union Tuesday, marking the new year’s first major union election petition filed in the South —and one that could foretell future union activity in Tennessee.
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