Ford Production Workers at Kentucky, Louisville Vote Against New Labor Deal

Production workers at Ford’s Louisville assembly and Kentucky truck plants have voted against the tentative labor agreement, while skilled trades workers voted in favor, the local chapter of the United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Monday. The ratification of the contract was voted down by 55 percent of the production workers whereas 69 percent of the skilled trades workers, which includes maintenance and construction employees backed it, the UAW Local 862 said in a Facebook post. The union did not disclose the overall percentage of the votes in favor or the total number of votes cast. The vote signals that approval of the deal, which is set to significantly raise Ford’s costs, is not guaranteed. The union and the company did not respond to Reuters requests for comment....