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'FIRED FOR THE HOLIDAYS' Ford Lays Off Entire Factory As Job Market Collapses, Corporate Abandonment [View all]
-Large Man Abroad, Dec. 16, 2025. (12 minutes). 🛻 'Built Ford Tough' Replaced By 'Laid OFF Easy'
Description: Ford lays off 1,600 in Glendale, KY:
The Death of the Rural American Dream?
The holiday season just took a devastating turn for Glendale, Kentucky. Ford has officially announced the layoff of 1,600 workers as it 'pivots' away from EV battery production at Blue Oval SK Plant.
While the company promises a return to "battery energy storage" for data centers by 2027, the immediate reality for this small town is an "economic controlled detonation."... More at the YouTube Link above under 'Description.'
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