Up yours, Whitmer. Ford Sterling Axle lays off 106 more workers as parts not needed for plants on UAW strike

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Ford Motor Co. asked 106 more employees at Sterling Axle Plant not
to report to work Monday, the automaker announced.

This brings the layoff total to 268 at the Michigan facility, Ford
said.

The latest layoffs are a consequence of the strike, because Sterling
Axle Plant must reduce its production of parts that would normally
be shipped to Chicago Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant, both
of which have workers on strike, Ford said.

"Our production system is highly interconnected, which means the
UAW’s targeted strike strategy has knock-on effects for facilities
that are not directly targeted for a work stoppage," Ford spokesman
Dan Barbossa said in a release.

By close of business Monday, Ford had about 16,600 workers striking
at three factories in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky plus 2,580
layoffs at 10 sites related to the layoffs in Michigan, Illinois and
Ohio. The targeted strikes against Ford, General Motors and
Stellantis, which owns Jeep, Ram Trucks, Chrysler and Dodge, began
Sept. 15.

Earlier Monday, Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford urged the UAW
leadership to bring an end to the strike with what he and other Ford
executives have called a record UAW contract offer.

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