UAW members at Ford’s Louisville plant give thumbs-down to contract

Union members at Ford’s Louisville, Kentucky, factory voted to reject the United Auto Workers’ deal with the carmaker, casting doubt on the tentative agreement’s overall approval. Just over half, 54.5%, of the plant’s 4,118 ballots cast were “no” votes, according to the UAW’s vote tracker Monday. While most of the workers at the Ford plant recognized that the tentative contract had a lot of gains, some were disappointed by the lack of progress on key issues like retirement benefits. The vote comes after another high-profile loss for the union at...