UAW says majority of workers at Ford Kentucky battery plant sign union cards

By Nora Eckert

DETROIT (Reuters) -A majority of workers at a Ford Motor (NYSE:F ) battery plant in Kentucky have signed cards indicating their support for the United Auto Workers, the union said on Wednesday.

The Blue Oval SK plant is owned by a joint venture of South Korea's SK On and Ford, and becomes the latest electric vehicle-related battleground for the union as it seeks to grow its membership.

The UAW earlier this year invested $40 million to organize non-union automakers across the United States, a push that included massive companies such as Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA ) and Toyota (NYSE:TM ).

The UAW said a 'supermajority' of workers at the Ford Kentucky battery plant had signed union cards indicating their support. It did not specify the percentage.



Battery plants owned by Ford and General Motors (NYSE:GM ) have been in UAW President Shawn Fain's sights since he led a six-week strike against the Detroit Three last autumn, and demanded workers at EV-related plants be union members as well as those at existing gasoline-engine plants.

At the time, Ford CEO Jim Farley said Fain was "holding the deal hostage over battery plants."

Source: Investing.com