She Was There: Inside the Blue Oval SK Shutdown | A Worker's Story | Hardin Local S2026E08 2-17-26 скачать в хорошем качестве

She Was There: Inside the Blue Oval SK Shutdown | A Worker's Story | Hardin Local S2026E08 2-17-26

1,600 workers. One shutdown. One woman's story. Sandie Yarborough worked at the Blue Oval SK battery plant right here in Hardin County. Just four months after the first batteries rolled off the line, Ford shut it down right before Christmas. Workers found out through a CEO video on a workplace app. Their belongings were mailed from their lockers. They never set foot in the building again. Sandie was recently featured in The New York Times and joins us to talk about what really happened — the excitement of working there, the UAW vote and the friction it caused, the shocking moment they found out, and what life has looked like since. In this segment: 📌 What it was like on the factory floor — the culture, the excitement, the hope 📌 The UAW vote and the tensions that followed 📌 The moment the shutdown was announced 📌 The mood among 1,600 laid-off workers 📌 Ford's reported plans to reopen the plant for data center batteries (~2,100 jobs) 📌 What comparable jobs actually look like — and what the job fair offered 📌 Canadian Solar in Jeffersonville — a new opportunity for local workers 📌 Sandie's new wellness tea business: According to Hot Tea and Sweets 📌 Her advice for anyone in a similar situation: "Don't just find a job. Build a career." 📰 Read the New York Times article at HardinLocal.com 🎧 Full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio & Amazon Music | 🔗 HardinLocal.com #HardinLocal #HardinCounty #BlueOvalSK #BlueOval #Ford #UAW #Kentucky #WorkersStories #Elizabethtown #LocalNews #HardinCountyKY