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United Auto Workers threaten strike at Missouri Ford factory
Source: AP
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is threatening to strike next week at a key Ford assembly plant in a dispute over local contract negotiations.
Union Vice President Jimmy Settles says in a note to members Tuesday that he gave the company a five-day strike notice at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri.
The 7,500-worker plant makes the F-150 pickup, Ford's most popular model, and the Transit commercial van.
Settles says the company isn't bargaining in good faith over staffing provisions, heat stress and skilled trade schedules.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/546bd8550ed04338984175d171e0275d/united-auto-workers-threaten-strike-missouri-ford-factory