LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ford Motor Company shared details about how they say the United Auto Workers strike is affecting operations with the company.

According to Ford, over 2,730 employees have recently been laid off due to the strike. “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,” the company said in a statement. In this case, they said the strike at the Kentucky Truck plant has impacted operations at Sterling Axle Plant in Michigan, resulting in 150 additional layoffs since Oct. 18.

“This layoff is a consequence of the strike, because Sterling Axle Plant must reduce its production of parts that would normally be shipped to Kentucky Truck Plant,” Ford said.

That means nearly 19,000 positions have been impacted by the strike; 16,000 employees are participating and nearly 3,000 additional employees have been laid off due to the strike.

Ford listed 12 plants affected by the stoppage, including the Cleveland Engine Plant, the Michigan Assembly Plant and the Chicago Assembly Plant.

In a surprise move last Wednesday, 8,700 workers at the Kentucky Ford Truck Plant began striking at 6:30 p.m. That stopped the production of the Ford Super Duty, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator models.

The UAW has been striking around the country since Sept. 15. The union is asking for raises, ending tiered wages for factory workers, pensions for new workers and the inclusion of union workers at a number of proposed battery production facilities in the country.