JohnNov 22, 2024

Majority of battery makers sign #union cards: “There were originally six of us. That grew to about 15. Now there’s an organizing committee of about 70.”

https://labornotes.org/2024/11/kentucky-battery-plant-workers-launch-union-drive-uaw

#unions #kentucky #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar #uaw #BlueOval #glendale #SKOn #Ford #EV #WorkplaceSafety #tesla #JimFarley #Ultium #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk,

Kentucky Battery Plant Workers Launch Union Drive with UAW

A majority of the 1,000 auto workers at the car battery park Blue Oval in Glendale, Kentucky, have signed union cards to join the United Auto Workers. The battery park, a joint venture between Ford and South Korea’s SK On, is expected to ramp up hiring to 5,000 hourly workers by 2030. It has twin battery plants. But the second one is on hold due low demand for electric vehicles. At the first plant, workers are testing battery module packs from facilities in Georgia, as the plant prepares to become fully operational next year.

Labor Notes
Cybel MartinMay 15, 2023

"Black farming community fights to get fair deal as state takes land for Ford plant roadways. Farmers near the new BlueOval City campus are excited by the project but say the state is offering them a fraction of what their land is worth"

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/04/03/black-farming-community-fights-to-get-fair-deal-as-state-takes-land-for-ford-plant-roadways/ #BlackFarmers #Ford #BlueOval

Black farming community fights to get fair deal as state takes land for Ford plant roadways – Tennessee Lookout

Black farmers near Ford Blue Oval City say eminent domain moves by the Tennessee Department of Transportation is part of a generational fight.

Tennessee Lookout