Manufacturing

Auto industry wonders whether Ford-SK battery plants will sport the union label

A rendering of Blue Oval City planned by Ford Motor Co.
A rendering of Blue Oval City planned by Ford Motor Co. The site, northeast of Memphis, Tenn., will become home to 6,000 workers to assemble next-generation electric F-Series pickups, with battery cell production and a supplier park. (Ford Motor Co.)
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BEN KLAYMAN and DAVID SHEPARDSON
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Reuters
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September 29, 2021 10:37 AM

WASHINGTON/DETROIT -- The plan for Ford Motor Co. and Korean battery partner SK Innovation to build three battery plants in the U.S., announced this week, will prompt a furious drive by labor leaders to organize the plants, potentially setting the tone for future union drives at auto industry factories in southern U.S. states.

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