U.S. auto workers are expected to return to talks with Chrysler maker Stellantis on Thursday, a tense day after a surprise walkout at Ford's biggest and most...
FILE PHOTO: A newly remodeled Ford F250 Super Duty truck is displayed at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in LouisvilleDETROIT - U.S. auto workers are expected to return to talks with Chrysler maker Stellantis on Thursday, a tense day after a surprise walkout at Ford's biggest and most profitable plant sharply raised the stakes between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three.
"This puts everybody on notice," said Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions. "If they haven't brought anything new to the table since last week, GM and Stellantis should be worried." "There are very expensive products here that are extremely profitable," Fiorani said. "With the Super Duty in this plant, this is Ford's largest plant. They're on target to build 400,000 vehicles this year."Fain and other UAW officials called a meeting with Ford at 5:30 pm ET on Wednesday and demanded a new offer, which Ford did not have, a Ford official said.
The Kentucky plant "is a very profitable plant and because there was no notice at all, it will be particularly disruptive," said Harley Shaiken, a labor professor at the University of California, Berkeley. "This is a major step hitting the bottom line." High-profit targets at Stellantis include the automaker's Ram pickup truck factories in Sterling Heights and Warren, Michigan, as well as two Jeep SUV factories in Detroit.
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