Now, that project has been frozen. “We’re pausing work and limiting spending on construction on the Marshall project until we’re confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant,” Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told CNN in an emailed statement, which also clarified that no final decision has been made about whether the plant will be completed. “There are a number of considerations,” he added.
While CNN says that Ford has not acknowledged what the specific considerations are, a likely contender is the ongoing labor dispute with the United Auto Workers, which has concerns that the shift to EVs without negotiation will result in lower pay and fewer jobs.
UAW President Shawn Fain certainly sees the halt on construction as a response to the strike. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fain said: “This is a shameful, barely-veiled threat by Ford to cut jobs. Closing 65 plants over the last 20 years wasn’t enough for the Big Three; now they want to threaten us with closing plants that aren’t even open yet. We are simply asking for a just transition to electric vehicles and Ford is instead doubling down on their race to the bottom.”
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