Ford's Ohio Assembly Plant (formerly Ohio Truck Plant) was opened in September, 1973. The original members of this plant (from Lorain Local UAW 425) were responsible for building and painting the body of the Econoline Van, which were then transported to by truck to Lorain Assembly Plant for final assembly.

In 1976 members voted to become a separate Local Union and United Auto Workers Local 2000 was Chartered on August 4, 1976.

Our Local Retirees were Chartered on July 22, 1983 and presently have 675 members, many of which have remained very active in the community.

In 1988 Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motors announced an association to design, engineer and build a front-wheel drive min-van, which became the Mercury Villager and Nissan Quest. With this new product Ford wanted a separate unit to work under the TEAM Concept or M.O.A. (Modern Operating Agreement). Local Leadership responded by collectively bargaining an agreement which helped pave the way for an additional 1,800 members to become a part of our local. Many of the principals in the M.O.A., which were groundbreaking at the time, have been incorporated throughout Ford Motor Company.

Our original Local Union Office was located in the Smith Building, 228 Miller Road, Avon Lake Ohio. In December of 1978 the Local bought a house on 588 Moore Road and it was converted into office and officially moved in on February, 1979. This building was named Ken Bannon Hall in honor of the beloved National Ford Director, Brother Ken Bannon. Many of the membership meetings at this time took place either at a conference hall at Aqua Marine Resort, or Troy Middle School in Avon Lake. In 1993 a proposal was passed by the membership to build a new local union hall. The land was purchased on a lot located on the corner of Abbe, and French Creek Road in December 1993. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on May 18, 1996 and construction of our present hall was completed in December 1996. In January 2001 the local purchased 5 acres of land adjoining the hall.