More than 1,000 workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in the Kentucky town of Glendale voted to join the UAW, which represents thousands of Ford workers across the country.

Results of the two-day election were released Wednesday night showing 526 hourly production and maintenance workers voted in favor of organizing while 515 opposed unionization. However, 41 ballots are being challenged, which could tip the outcome in the other direction.

"There are 41 challenge ballots still outstanding. We believe they are illegitimate and represent nothing more than an employer tactic to flood the unit and undermine the outcome," the UAW said in a statement. "The UAW is calling on Ford to acknowledge the democratic decision of its workforce."

While workers in Glendale want wages and benefits compa

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