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Ford poised to fire all ~10,000 striking workers in Louisville, Kentucky and Sharonville, Ohio Plants (archive.ph)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/830212

The absolutely beautiful reason that I can tell that they still aren't agreeing to Fords concessions is because they in solidarity with new workers that don't even exist yet, are demanding that Fords new battery plants they are building be placed under the same labor agreement they are fighting for.

"The UAW, according to Ford officials, has taken a hard line on requiring the company’s four new battery plants be placed under the terms of the labor agreement."

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[-] cobra89@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Do you think all auto workers are mechanics? I'm all for the UAW fighting for their rights but it's not like these positions are highly skilled. Are you aware of the whole premise of the production line and workers each only having 1 job to do for weeks or even months before moving to the next rotation?

It will take time to train 5,000 workers sure, but it's training that is done in a matter of a few days or less and they're constantly changing roles on the line and learning new things anyway. The training for these positions is already highly streamlined and simple.

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