Ford Chairman Urges End of UAW Strike, Warns Company Will Suffer

Ford’s chairman has claimed that the strike could harm the economy.
Ford Chairman Urges End of UAW Strike, Warns Company Will Suffer
William Clay Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford, is seen as he visits the electric car production line at the Ford automobile factory in Cologne, Germany, on June 12, 2023. Lukas Schulze/Getty Images
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Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford on Monday called on autoworkers to end their ongoing strike, stressing that it could harm the company’s ability to invest in the future and provide jobs.

Mr. Ford, who is the grandson of the company’s founder, Henry Ford, made his rare remarks amid contract negotiations in the company’s hometown of Dearborn, Michigan.