United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks to UAW members and supporters in Warren, Michigan, on August 20, 2023 (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP)
DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford on Monday called for an end to the United Auto Workers' 32-day-old strike, warning that the stakes of what he characterized as "acrimonious" contract talks are nothing short of the future of the U.S. auto industry. Ford, the fourth person in his family to lead the company, spoke publicly about UAW-Ford negotiations for the first time on day 32 of an unprecedented strike against selected plants at Ford and its crosstown rivals, General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV. In his 10-minute speech at the visitor center of Ford's Rouge plan...
