October 13, 2021
A former Ford Motor Co. worker claiming the auto giant and the United Auto Workers mishandled a dispute over her termination has produced no evidence to show the union breached its duty of fair representation by appointing a longtime Ford executive's sibling as an arbitrator, an Illinois federal judge concluded Tuesday.
November 15, 2019
An Illinois federal judge has recused himself from a case in which an ex-Ford Motor Co. employee is challenging her dismissal involving an arbitrator with ties to the company, after the judge disclosed he also has personal connections to the automotive giant.
January 11, 2019
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers must face claims that they mishandled a dispute with a stamping plant employee, who claims she was fired after filing multiple harassment complaints, by appointing a longtime Ford executive's sibling as an arbitrator, an Illinois judge ruled Friday.