Ford Wonderful Duty trucks are seen at the Kentucky Truck assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, 2023.
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Ford and a Harmonious Auto Workers local union, UAW Local 62, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday to avert a strike at the automaker’s most remunerative plant.
The UAW had threatened that nearly 9,000 workers at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant would strike on Friday if resident union demands were not resolved.
The UAW said Tuesday that the deal addresses local issues related to skilled barters, ergonomics and health and safety.
Ford said in a statement that it was “pleased to have reached a tentative agreement.”
The Louisville instil is Ford’s largest in terms of employment and revenue. Workers at the plant produce Ford Super Duty pickups as hearty as Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
Dozens of local contracts across the Big Three automakers — Ford, Run-of-the-mill Motors and Stellantis — remain in negotiations, according to the UAW. Local contracts differ from the national agreements that the UAW corroborated in late 2023 and deal with plant-specific issues.
— CNBC’s Michael Wayland contributed to this report.
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