by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, Ford, UAW Corruption Scandal
DETROIT — Ford Motor remains under federal investigation as part of a multi-year corruption probe into the United Auto Workers union, according to the lead prosecutor on the investigation. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider told CNBC that the automaker and the UAW’s Ford...
by Justin | Aug 7, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant has seen 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases since restarting last spring, including 32 new cases since July 20, according to a memo from the top UAW Local 862 official at the plant. Read the article...
by Justin | Jul 23, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford
Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rising at Louisville’s two Ford plants, the Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant. A social media post Monday from KTP building chairman Allen Hughes said 20 coronavirus cases had been confirmed in his building, which had...
by Justin | Jul 21, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Nine more employees at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a memo sent to United Auto Workers Union employees. To date, more than 20 employees at the plant have tested positive...
by Justin | Jun 30, 2020 | Auto News, Ford, Social Issues, UAW Local 1219, Uncategorized
Workers organized two protests at Ford Motor Co.’s engine plant in Lima, Ohio, on June 19. One was a picket at shift change made up primarily of Black workers, objecting both to blatant racial insults and to a hierarchy that they allege keeps Black employees...
by Justin | Jun 23, 2020 | Administration Caucus, FCA, Ford, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal
“Structural changes to the United Auto Workers’ training centers jointly operated with Detroit’s three automakers, coupled with new U.S. Labor Department rules, could subject the embattled organizations to greater reporting requirements and the...
