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Workers in favor of unionizing at BlueOval SK appear to be on their way to victory, but the decision could still swing Either way.
According to a statement from the company Thursday, the results of the National Labor Relations Board election this week stand at 526 yes votes, 515 no votes, and 41 challenged ballots.
BlueOval SK said in the statement: “BlueOval SK will urge the board to count each eligible vote because every voice matters. We remain focused on the safety and wellbeing of our team and our commitment to build best-in-class batteries together! “
United Auto Workers in a release described the 41 challenged ballots as “illegitimate” and represent “an employer tactic to flood the unit and undermine the outcome.” UAW said in the release: “We will fight these challenges to defend the democratic choices of these workers, as we always do when corporations try to interfere with workers’ democratic choice. The challenged ballots are not part of the group of workers who built their union from the bottom up. They deserve to have their own union, in an appropriate bargaining unit with a representative of their own choosing.”
BlueOval SK’s Kentucky One plant officially began battery production on August 19.
Due to extremely dry conditions of ground cover, LaRue County Judge/Executive Blake Durrett has issued a burn ban for the unincorporated area of the county. “As listed, it is no fire for recreational or ceremonial purposes, so those are your backyard fire pits or barbecues,” Durrett said. “No fire set for construction purposes, so you know how people would burn construction debris. No weed abatement, so no controlled burns for weed control. […]
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