UAW President Shawn Fain authorized setting a strike deadline for 11.59 pm on September 25 as Ford (F) failed to reach an agreement with the plant's workers mor

The United Auto Workers union announced on Wednesday that members at Ford Motor Company's River Rouge tool and die unit will go on strike on Sept. 26 if an agreement is not reached.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday it has set a strike deadline at Ford's tool and die unit in the River Rouge Complex over local contract issues. Ford's Rouge Complex - which employs about 6,

The tool and die unit at Ford Motor Co.'s River Rouge complex will strike on Sept. 26 if local contract issues are not resolved, the UAW said.

More than a year has passed since the contract deadline for the local agreement between the Dearborn automaker and the unit of more than 500 workers.