WDRB: Ford workers rally in Louisville ahead of strike expansion
Berry Craig
By CHRIS OTTS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — When Shanika Buford finally reached the top union autoworker wage of about $32 an hour after "eight long years," the 42-year-old Louisville Assembly Plant worker said it was a bit anticlimactic.
"It didn't feel as good as it should feel," said Buford, a grandmother who joined the Ford plant nine years ago. "We are way behind. Even that 'max out' is not enough."
Buford is one of about 12,000 hourly workers at Louisville’s two Ford plants.