Overview

• The union said a majority of production and maintenance workers backed representation and called the remaining challenged ballots illegitimate.
• BlueOval SK projects about 5,000 jobs across two Kentucky battery plants, with roughly 1,450 employees now at the operating facility.
• The first plant began producing this summer and supplies batteries for Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup and E-Transit van.
• A victory at the Glendale site would expand UAW’s Southern footprint after wins at Ultium Cells in Ohio and Tennessee and at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, following a loss at Mercedes in Alabama.
• Company statements have stressed workplace safety as a top priority and a preference for maintaining a direct relationship with employees.