Our production system is highly interconnected, which means the UAW's targeted strike strategy has knock-on effects for facilities that are not directly targeted for a work stoppage. In this case, the strike at Kentucky Truck Plant has directly impacted some operations at Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant.
Approximately 65 Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant employees were asked not to report to work beginning Oct. 16. Those employees will be coded with the appropriate code beginning at their next reported shift and continuing until further notice.
This layoff is a consequence of the strike at Kentucky Truck Plant, because Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant must reduce its production of parts that would normally be shipped to Kentucky Truck Plant.