India, July 2 -- A 60-year-old electrician working at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky claimed he was fired after a dispute emerged over whether he paid for a $1.95 chocolate chip cookie at the plant. Kurt Kromm, an 11-year veteran at the plant, said he was marched out by security and was called a thief, according to a report from Shifting Gears.

Shifting Gears, a Substack newsletter on the automobile industry, reported that Kromm claims that he "absolutely paid" for the cookie but was still removed from the role. According to him, the incident started with CCTV footage showing a red screen notification at the automatic payment kiosks in the break room, which reflects a failed payment. Kromm said there are two kiosks a...