Russian workers threatening to close down Ford factory

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http://english.pravda.ru/russia/economics/14-03-2006/77274-strike-0

At the Ford assembly factory in Vsevolzhsk a sit-down strike began on Monday – the workers refuse to carry out their overtime work, which will lead to a decrease in production of a quarter. The trade union representing the workers is demanding a 30% increase in working pay from the company and is threatening to completely stop production at the factory. Experts think, however, that this is unlikely a cause a decrease in the supply of Ford cars in Russia.



Production at the Vsevolzhsk factory will fall by a quarter




In the mean time the factory trade union not only has no intention of agreeing to the leadership’s terms, but is threatening their employer with even tougher sanctions, reports Kommersant. “We are not happy with the management’s proposals for the pay increase,” stresses Mr. Etmanov. “Most likely, the sit-down strike will continue until the end of this week, during which time the trade union will examine the possibility of launching an ongoing strike. The workers support this idea.”

We recall that the conflict between the workers’ trade union and the management of the Ford factory in Vsevolzhsk began back in autumn 2005. At that time the trade union demanded an increase in workers’ pay of 30%, a leveling-out of salaries for workers with differing qualifications carrying out the same job, and also permission for the trade union to allocate money from the social insurance fund. The company’s management made gradual concessions.

Firstly the trade union was granted access to the distribution of the social insurance fund, and in December the management established a new system for calculating salaries and bonuses, which took into consideration the trade union’s desire for equal pay for the same work. Only the question of an increase in salaries remained unresolved. It was discussed throughout the whole of February, but this demand was not realized. At the end of February the workers walked out of talks and again began to threaten a strike, reports newspaper Vedomosti.

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:rofl: The Russian workers want a 30% increase :rofl: maybe Ford should have kept their freakin plants in America... Russia just shut down and took over a GM plant and just paid GM pennies on the dollar of a GM auto plant and our making RUSSIAN CARS... why should other countries allow American Corporations to use their cheap labor and profit from it... when they can simply kick america out and make Russian cars.......

Theres a lesson here that more and more overseas countries are learning.......

:rofl: ya gotta love it :rofl: My prediction is that the Russian company will survive and GM won't...