The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative local agreement at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant, the automaker s largest and most profitable factory.
The union said last week said that nearly 9,000 workers at the massive plant in Louisville would walk picket lines starting Friday if the contract dispute was not resolved.
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a local contract at the company’s most profitable factory, averting the threat of a strike.
The United Auto Workers said Wednesday a strike over local issues has been averted at Ford's Kentucky truck plant. A tentative local agreement was reached at Ford's most profitable plant.