“We are simply asking for a just transition to electric vehicles, and Ford is instead doubling down on their race to the bottom” with lower wages, he said. UAW President Shawn Fain called Ford’s move “a shameful, barely-veiled threat by Ford to cut jobs” at a plant that’s not open yet. “We haven’t made any final decision about the planned investment there,” he said. Marshall is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Detroit and is near two major interstate highways.īut Ford spokesman TR Reid confirmed Monday that plant construction has been paused and spending has been limited. In February, Ford announced plans to build the plant in Marshall, Michigan, employing about 2,500 workers to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing vehicles. But Ford was spared from the expansion because the union said progress was being made in negotiations. The union at first targeted one vehicle assembly plant from each automaker, and last week expanded it to parts warehouses. The UAW went on strike against Ford and the other two Detroit automakers, General Motors and Stellantis, on Sept. “We fully expect that Ford will continue to develop the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan site and we need to allow the Ford Motor Company and UAW to continue their negotiations,” Quentin Messier, president of Michigan Economic Development Corp., said during Tuesday’s meeting. On Tuesday, a Michigan economic development board voted to send an additional $65 million to the megasite that will be used for “assistance for site readiness activities,” according to a board memo. said it would pause construction until it’s sure it can run the factory competitively.įord announced the delay Monday and is in the midst of national contract talks with the United Auto Workers union, which wants to represent workers at battery factories and win them top wages. DETROIT (AP) - More money is being pledged in Michigan for the development of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford Motor Co.
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