The update comes after UAW members at a second Ford plant were called to join the strike.
Ford's top executive said the united auto workers union was holding up a deal with the automaker because of future incoming battery plants.
"I need to be clear about one thing, because the UAW is scaring our workers by repeating something that is factually not true, none of our workers today are going to lose their jobs due to our battery plants during this contract period or even beyond this contract. EVs have fewer parts that go into them, so it requires fewer workers to make. The uncertainty hovers over the current negotiations. It's also a common refrain from some detractors that EVs are a poor investment for customers and manufacturers.
While the UAW spared Ford last week when it announced new strikes, it ordered workers at Chicago Assembly to walk off the line. Before Friday's additions, only one Ford plant, Michigan Assembly in Wayne, was participating in the strike. Last week, Fain called on all GM and Stellantis parts distribution facilities to join the strike but did not add more Ford plants to the strike because there had been sufficient progress in negotiations.
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