LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A group of Ford Motor Company investors sent a letter demanding answers on allegations of union busting at Kentucky’s BlueOval SK Battery plants earlier this month.
A nonprofit faith-based group sent the letter on May 1 ahead of Ford’s Shareholders meeting on May 8.
The letter showed 14 investors joining to voice their concerns with Ford and BlueOval SK and their Kentucky and Tennessee plants.
“We at ISAJ, we represent faith-based investors, who leverage their investments to promote, and pursue human rights, environmental and climate justice, racial equity and the common good,” said Aaron Acosta, program director for Investor Advocates for Social Justice.
The group claims to represent $58 billion in assets with the company. They are calling on the company to address concerns on anti-union activities at the plant, which Ford runs in partnership with Korean-based company SK On.
“Those questions were met with a couple of things, either ignorance that, okay, like, oh, we’ve never heard about this. Let’s look into it. Or just, you know, not addressing it at all. No substantive response,” Acosta said.
In a letter written to Ford’s Board of Directors, the group claims BlueOval sent anti-union flyers, stalled their efforts with the National Labor Relations Board, and fired workers for attempting to organize. ...
Back in January, workers with BlueOval SK filed their intention to unionize with the United Auto Workers Union. But since then, they have been unable to get the union off the ground.
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