[1/5] Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, speaks at their Rouge Visitor Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. October 16, 2023.
"We can stop this now," Ford said of the strike that expanded last week to shut down the Kentucky Truck plant.
The UAW's walkout at Kentucky Truck, Ford's largest and most profitable assembly operation globally, "harms tens of thousands of American workers," Ford said.
On Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain accused Ford of trying to game the talks with inadequate offers and insisted Ford sharply boost compensation.
On Thursday, a senior Ford executive said the automaker was "at the limit" of what it can spend on higher wages and benefits for the UAW.
Persons:
Bill Ford, Jeff Kowalsky, Ford, Henry Ford, Shawn Fain, Jim Farley's, Fain, Farley, Harley Shaiken, Stellantis, Joseph White, David Shepardson, Ben Klayman, Franklin Paul, Grant McCool, David Gregorio Our
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Ford Motor Company, Rouge Visitor, Ford Motor Co, REUTERS, Acquire, Rights, Monday, United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Kentucky, University of California, GM, Thomson
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Dearborn , Michigan, U.S, Rights DEARBORN , Michigan, Kentucky, University of California Berkeley, Dearborn