UAW-Ford President Dennis Williams and Vice-President Jimmy Settles release statement regarding Ford Motor Company's investment in Mexico

DETROIT, April 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UAW-Ford President Dennis Williams and Vice-President Jimmy Settles release the following joint statement regarding, Ford Motor Company's recently announced $2.5 billion investment in the new engine, transmission plant in Mexico.

"Together, we look forward to entering collective bargaining with Ford later this year. We remain confident that we will successfully negotiate investments for employees in the United States while ensuring the development of quality products. It is our goal to negotiate more value than Ford recently announced in its Mexican operations.

Given the sacrifices our members have made for nearly a decade, allowing Ford to return from the edge of collapse, they are due for an appropriate compensation."

SOURCE UAW-Ford