Employees at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, have officially launched a public campaign to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), marking a significant move toward union representation in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) battery industry. The announcement comes as a "supermajority" of workers at the nearly $6 billion facility signed union authorization cards, citing safety concerns and fair compensation as primary motivators. The BlueOval SK Battery Park, a joint venture between Ford and South Korean company SK On, is a cornerstone in establishing Kentucky as the "EV capital of the U.S." The massive battery park consists of two...