Unions seek broader foothold in the South as workers vote at an EV battery plant in Kentucky

Organized labor has made inroads in the South in places that are not too different from BlueOval.

FILE – Logos for BlueOval SK and Ford are displayed on a podium during a celebration for the progress of the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Ky., Dec. 5, 2022. (Gina Clear/The News-Enterprise via AP)

By Associated Press

UPDATED: August 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM PDT

United Auto Workers could expand the union’s footprint in the South and among battery factories.

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Originally Published: August 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM PDT

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