Ford’s EV battery plant was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic.
In America’s EV battery belt, Kentucky is next test for the UAW
Nearly 1,500 workers at a massive electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky have an important election coming up. Hourly workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park will vote on whether they should join the United Auto Workers Union.

