UAW workers near strike at Ford plant

The United Auto Workers announced that members of the Ford River Rouge Complex Tool and Die Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, will strike on September 26 if the parties do not resolve local contract issues.

According to the UAW, Ford has been unable to reach a local agreement with Local 600 more than a year after the contract deadline. As a result, UAW President Shawn Fain authorized UAW Vice President Chuck Browning to set a strike deadline of 10:59 PM on September 25.

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The union listed job security and pay parity for skilled trades, as well as work rules as key issues in the negotiations.

The factory has about 6,000 workers, including more than 500 in the tool and die unit.

In addition to national UAW contracts, UAW members negotiate local agreements around plant-specific issues at each facility.

The UAW and Ford did not respond to a request for comment by the time this article was published.

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