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‘We’ve reached our limit’: Ford leaders discuss impact of Kentucky Truck Plant strike
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – As UAW workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant took to the picket lines for the second day on strike, Ford leaders held a conference call with reporters to discuss the impact of the worker stoppage at its largest plant.
The plant accounts for 16% of Ford’s global revenue and produces some of the company’s most profitable vehicles, which generate $25 billion in yearly revenue.
In addition, Ford said it employs more than 12,000 people in Kentucky and supports a state GDP contribution of nearly $12 billion.
During the conference Thursday, Ford leaders said the two points still up for negotiation are pension plans and a deal on future joint venture electric vehicle battery plants.
While the company is still working to come to an agreement, the president of Blue Ford said that when it comes to the overall cost of the deal, they’ve reached their limit.
“When I say we’re working to get this done, we’re open to moving some money around within the deal that might fit the union’s needs better,” Blue Ford President Kumar Galhotra said. “But broadly speaking, from an overall cost of the deal perspective, yes we’re there.
The company said the two points still left up for negotiation are pension plans and a deal on future joint venture electric vehicle battery plants.
Tim Smith, the director of UAW Region 8, said those points are crucial. In particular, he said a deal on battery plants is critical to make sure their members have options in the future.
“That EV plant down the road is huge, you’re talking anywhere from 4 to 6,000 jobs, SK and Ford, and we want that plant therefore under the master,” Smith said. “Therefore, if our brothers and sisters need to transfer they have the ability to do that.”
The company warned that many layoffs could be coming in the next few weeks from connecting plants and suppliers. Ford said the strike will put about a dozen additional Ford operations at risk, as well as many supplier operations that together employ well over 100,000 people.
“There are 13 facilities that are either upstream or downstream of Kentucky Truck,” Americas Manufacturing and Labor Affairs Vice President Bryce Currie said. “We anticipate that at nine of those plants in the coming weeks, we’ll have as many as 4,600 people affected by the strike.
Ford also touched on the impact the strike has on striking employees. The company claims many workers are going from earning an average of $1,500 a week to now $500 a week in strike pay. However, workers on the picket lines say this is what it takes to be able to fight for what they want. Smith said workers are ready to continue striking until their demands are met.
“They have made millions and billions of dollars since 2009,” Smith said. “We are only trying to get back what we gave up in 2009 and more because of inflation. The fact that they’ve made millions and millions of dollars, we want our fair share.”
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WATCH: Tennessee HC Josh Heupel, Players Recap Kentucky and Preview Mississippi State Game | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel led off the Week 11 media slate on Monday afternoon in Knoxville with a 12-minute press conference.
The Vols will close out a four-game, five-week home stretch this Saturday night in a homecoming game against SEC foe Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are currently the SEC’s last-place team and are still searching for their first conference win of the season.
Tennessee is riding a three-game win streak heading into Saturday’s game after taking down Florida, Alabama, and Kentucky in the last four weeks. The Vols will look to continue that momentum and keep their playoff hopes alive with another SEC foe this weekend.
Tennessee also teased the return of the Summitt Blue accessories on Monday as November represents Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
In addition to Heupel, three Tennessee players also met with the media on Monday: tight end Holden Staes, safety Jakobe Thomas, and linebacker Jalen Smith.
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It is finally time to tip off the regular college basketball season for the Kentucky Wildcats as they welcome the Wright State Raiders to Lexington.
The fanbase has been itching for the real basketball games to start after two impressive performances against Kentucky Wesleyan and Minnesota State in their exhibition games.
Now, the games will count towards their record and start the countdown to the big first matchup against Duke in the Champions Classic next Tuesday.
The Raiders head to Rupp Arena after posting an 18-14 record last season, which included a close loss to Indiana. Also arriving in Lexington is the Raiders, Brandon Noel, who was voted as the Horizon League Player of the Year. Can the Cats slow down the talented forward? That will likely be the difference between this game being close late.
For Kentucky, the fanbase will be watching to see how this team plays when the real horn sounds at the start of the season. Will they continue their offensive dominance? Can they continue to defend at a high level? We will find out tonight.
Go Cats!
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Kentucky State Police investigate an escape of two inmates at Blackburn Correctional Facility
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police Post 12 in Frankfort, are looking for two inmates who they say walked away from Blackburn Correctional Complex.
Officials say they are looking for 38-year-old Adam E. Ball. Ball is from Russell Springs, Ky. State police say he was last seen wearing a full khaki jumpsuit and a khaki hat. He is described as being 6’03 tall and weighing 250 pounds.
KSP is also searching for 40-year-old Bradley E. Cornwell from Georgetown, Ky. Cornwell was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, gray sweatpants, white shoes, and a khaki hat. He is described as being 6’0 tall and weighing 175 pounds.
Reports say both inmates allegedly fled the complex together in a water truck.
Anyone with information is asked to call local law enforcement or Kentucky State Police Post 12 at 502-227-2221.
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