(Provides particulars on contract talks in paragraphs 2-3)
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Practically 9,000 United Auto Employees (UAW) union members at Ford Motor’s Kentucky truck plant will go on strike subsequent Friday if native contract points will not be resolved, the union mentioned on Friday.
The contract talks are separate from the settlement that Ford, together with Basic Motors and Stellantis , agreed with UAW final yr.
The core points on the Kentucky plant’s native negotiations are well being and security within the plant, together with minimal in-plant nurse staffing ranges, in accordance with the union.
Ford didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. (Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Modifying by Shailesh Kuber and Shounak Dasgupta)
