. Auto industry wonders whether Ford-SK battery plants will sport the union

Auto industry wonders whether Ford-SK battery plants will sport the union label

Auto industry wonders whether Ford-SK battery plants will sport the union label

29 Sep 2021

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co is trading up 1.06% at 14.31

The plan for Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co and Korean battery partner SK Innovation to build three battery plants in the United States, announced this week, will prompt a furious drive by labor leaders to organize the plants, potentially setting the tone for future union drives at auto industry factories in the U.S. South.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which represents about 150,000 hourly workers at the U.S. plants for General Motors Co (NYSE:GM), Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV, is working to represent workers at battery plants. Union leaders have said Ford has a “moral obligation” to make sure battery plant jobs are good-paying union jobs.

The fate of these workers is so important because building electric cars and the batteries that power them is largely where the job growth lies in the auto sector. If the UAW strikes out in the Ford-SK plants, it could face the risk of further erosion of membership as consumers buy fewer gasoline-powered vehicles.

The UAW has strong allies in Washington as U.S. President Joe Biden has called on U.S. automakers to deepen their relationships with the union, and House Democratic leaders want to give union-made U.S. electric vehicles an extra $4,500 in consumer retail incentives.

On technical fronts Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co RSI stood at 64.86 and currently stock is trading above all MA. So, BUY position can be taken with following target and stoploss:

TRADE SIGNAL – : Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co – BUY : 14.31, TARGET: 14.75, STOP LOSS : 13.70