LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an update on Facebook Live, UAW Internation Union President Shawn Fain said the strikes were entering "a new phase," hinting at more unpredictability in their strike strategy. "We're not waiting until Fridays anymore," Fain said. 

While he did not call for any new strikes, Fain did indicate the UAW would be intensifying their efforts to add pressure to auto companies.

In a surprise move earlier in the week, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville.

Ford's truck plant makes heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs, hitting the company's most lucrative products. The vehicles made at the plant generate $25 billion per year in revenue, the company said in a statement.

Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract. “If they can’t understand that after four weeks, the 8,700 workers shutting down this extremely profitable plant will help them understand it,” Fain said.

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