Ford, Kentucky and United Auto Workers

U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Joint Venture in Kentucky
The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.
Workers at Ford EV joint-venture battery plant seek to unionize with UAW
The Kentucky autoworkers, who want to join the United Auto Workers, filed for a union election Tuesday, a key development in the union’s campaign to organize Southern auto-factories and EV battery facilities.
BlueOval SK workers in Kentucky file for first major union election in the U.S. South in 2025
A supermajority of workers at an electric vehicle battery campus in Hardin County has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, asking for a union election. Employees of BlueOval SK have formally requested to vote on joining the United Auto Workers.
EXCLUSIVE: Workers at Ford, SK On battery plant in Kentucky file for union election
Shortly after announcing a union campaign at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, workers have filed for an election to join the UAW.
Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Workers in Kentucky File for Election to Join UAW
BlueOval SK, a joint venture of Ford and the Korean firm SK On, has made clear that it will fight the organizing drive.
Workers at massive Ford BlueOval SK plant in Kentucky take another step toward unionization
The UAW is trying to rush BlueOval SK into unionization before our full workforce has the opportunity to make a truly free and informed choice,” a company spokesperson said.
UAW petitions for union election at Ford joint venture plant in Kentucky
The BlueOval SK plant, owned by a partnership of South Korea's SK On and Ford, is the latest battery battleground for the union.
Workers at Ford joint venture plant in Kentucky file to hold union election
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.
Kentucky BlueOval SK battery plant files for union election, foretelling union goals for Tennessee
Workers at a Kentucky BlueOval SK Battery Park filed for an election to join the United Auto Workers union Tuesday, marking the new year’s first major union election petition filed in the South —and one that could foretell future union activity in Tennessee.
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