LOUISVILLE (Michigan News Source) – With no warning given, UAW President Shawn Fain called for a targeted strike of 8,700 workers late Wednesday night at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.

Workers making their way out of the plant told media “this was a surprise.”

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The UAW Stand Up Strike is in its fourth week as membership keeps targeting certain Big 3 plants. The strike initially impacted three plants across as many states, including Michigan. It then lead to parts distribution facilities idling, and now the surprise walkout.

Last Friday in a Facebook Live announcement, Fain said progress with General Motors had adverted a strike at its largest plant in Texas. Instead, GM agreed to place electric vehicle battery plants under a national contract with the UAW.

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