Upside/Downside: Future of Brook Park Plant Uncertain

Friday, November 6, 2009
Topics: Economy
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Ford announced this week that it made nearly $1 billion profit in the most recent quarter. Meantime, the United Auto Workers union voted overwhelmingly to reject contract changes that would have saved the company money. Workers at the Brook Park engine complex voted overwhelmingly in favor of the contract which would have brought new work to that plant. But now that plant's future is uncertain. Susan Helper is an auto industry expert who teaches at the Weatherhead School at Case Western Reserve University. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Helper about what's ahead for the engine complex now that the contract failed.