A “supermajority” of workers at BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a vote to form their union with the United Auto Workers (UAW), the union said on Wednesday. What Happened: The petition was filed on Tuesday, UAW said, without clarifying the percentage of workers who supported it. BlueOval SK is a joint venture of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and South Korea’s SK On. In Novemb…

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Ford workers have filed a petition for a union election at the company's joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky, potentially marking the first major union election in the South this year.

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In response, BlueOval SK said this decision is happening too soon.

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UAW Pushes for Union Election at Kentucky Battery Plant  The United Auto Workers union is seeking to hold a unionization election at the BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky, operated by a Ford joint venture, according to a statement released on Wednesday. This marks the union's latest effort to regain traction as the automotive sector pivots to electric vehicle production.A representative from BlueOval SK has described the UAW's move as premat…

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A supermajority of workers at BlueOval SK filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a vote to form their union with the UAW.

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BlueOval SK, a joint venture of Ford and the Korean firm SK On, has made clear that it will fight the organizing drive.

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The United Auto Workers union is petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election at a Kentucky battery plant run by a Ford Motor joint venture, the union said in a release Wednesday. The BlueOval SK plant, owned by a partnership of South Korea’s SK On and Ford, is the latest battery battleground for the union as it seeks to grow its decreasing membership and secure jobs as the industry electrifies. A representative for BlueOva…

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The United Automobile Workers union is seeking approval from federal labor regulators for a union election among workers at a Ford Motor battery plant in Kentucky, providing an important test of organized labor’s strength after the election of Donald J. Trump. The union petitioned the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday to let workers at the new factory in Glendale, about 55 miles south of Louisville, vote on whether they want to join the …

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U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold an election at the BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky, a joint venture between Ford and SK On of South Korea. This move signals the union’s continued push to expand its presence in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. On January 8, the UAW announced a petition to organize employees at the Kentucky plant. When fully operational, the plant will emp…

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