The UAW expanded its strike Friday to include 5,500 workers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike to Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, instructing 5,500 workers on the city’s Southeast Side to walk off the job at 11 a.m. Friday in the union’s ongoing labor dispute with the Big Three automakers.
The Chicago Ford plant has about 5,500 workers on three shifts making the Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator and Police Interceptor SUVs. In 2019, Ford spent $1 billion toThe Explorer, which is made exclusively at the Chicago Assembly Plant, is among Ford’s best-selling vehicles. The UAW represents 146,000 members across the U.S. Earlier this month, the union directed about 13,000 workers to walk off the job and onto the picket line at a GM plant in Missouri, a Stellantis plant in Ohio and a Ford factory in Michigan.
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