As Ford Authority previously reported, the Ford Louisville Assembly plant is set to undergo a major retooling starting this December that involves a massive $2 billion dollar investment on the automaker’s part, which will prepare that facility for the production of a brand new mid-size all-electric pickup riding on the automaker’s Universal Platform. Production of that model isn’t slated to begin until 2027, however, which means that workers at the Ford Louisville Assembly plant will be idle for a while – just like its assembly lines.
According to Spectrum News 1, around 2,000 workers at the Ford Louisville Assembly plant will be temporarily laid off for roughly 10 months as that facility undergoes its retooling process, but the UAW Local 862 union is…..