Chapter 180： Negotiations with trade unions

The acquisition of the two Chrysler plants is next to each other, which is very convenient for management and can achieve technical complementarity at the same time. Jeep's future positioning is off-road vehicles and SUVs, and Dodge mainly produces trucks. After the existing order is completed, no sedan will be produced. In the future, there will be only one brand of sedan and that is Heiyun.

Bao Zixuan met with members of the auto union organization and representatives of two auto companies in the reception room of the Jeep auto factory. A tougher matter to settle than takeover negotiations. You have to come forward as a boss, or you will get a reputation for being disrespectful to workers and unions. After all, this is the first time the two sides have negotiated, and many issues need to be communicated.

Looking at the stance of the workers' representatives and the labor union, Bao Zixuan finally understood why Chrysler sold the factory to him at such a cheap price, and why the U.S. Department of Commerce did not come forward to interfere. This group of workers and trade unions who want to eat people will avoid anyone, and now these people can do anything to eat.

After a brief introduction, five people from both sides sat down together.

The representative of the trade union organization took the lead and said to the five people of the Black Cloud Group: "Hello, Mr. Bao and everyone sitting here. I am the former representative of the Chrysler Automobile Company trade union, Paulson. Now I have been assigned to Jeep and Dodge Motors. We are negotiating the treatment of brand workers.”

"Dodge and Jeep workers want to get what they deserve, after all, Chrysler owed them too much before. Hopefully Black Cloud can meet the reasonable demands of the workers after taking over the two auto brands, otherwise the workers will get this according to their own ideas. everything."

Hearing this guy finish talking, not only Bao Zixuan, but the rest of the Heiyun Group employees were very angry. If you don't do anything, you have to improve your treatment, and if you can't do it, you have to act according to your own ideas. Is this a threat! And what Chrysler owed them in the past about Heiyun was simply inexplicable and unreasonable.

John Chambers: "Mr. Paulson, we will appropriately increase the treatment of workers according to their contributions to the enterprise, but we cannot accept that Black Cloud should compensate Chrysler for its previous problems and faults. After all, these workers were helping Chrysler creates benefits and has nothing to do with the Black Cloud Group."

Paulson: "The Black Cloud Group has acquired two auto brands from Chrysler, so it has the right and the obligation to do what Chrysler didn't do at the time. The main thing is that you think Chrysler would take two auto brands so cheaply without the constraints of workers. And the factory sold to Heiyun! Chrysler made concessions on price in the hope that Heiyun Group would treat the workers of these two auto companies well, which is also a form of compensation in disguise.”

John Chambers: "Don't you think that's ridiculous, Mr. Paulson! We paid $820 million for two car brands and factories, and now we're getting us to compensate our former employers for what workers probably deserved when they were in business. treatment, and there is no such law in the entire United States.”

"Heiyun Group will give these workers an appropriate increase in treatment, but please don't be greedy. We will only accept workers' requests for reasonable treatment, and we will guarantee that we will not owe a single penny of wages."

Although Paulson knows that many terms are not very reasonable, he needs to let these workers know. All they get is what the trade union helps them win, and they will only be active when they pay their membership dues in the future. The auto unions in the U.S. have become so obnoxious now that they played a disgraceful role in the subsequent bankruptcy of Detroit.

Before Paulson could continue to speak, a man in a worker's uniform said, "What kind of treatment can the Black Cloud Group give our workers?"

Hearing someone rushing to speak, Paulson was very angry. After all, every negotiation with management is dominated by trade unions, and workers' representatives are often just a display. Now there are workers who come out to speak, what do the people below want to do. How could they choose these disobedient workers? It seems that the management of the workers below is not in place. In the future, we must come out with obedient workers, otherwise we will be very passive.

In fact, the worker was arranged by John Chambers, and the worker who worked at Jeep for 24 years was named Levin Lack. Influential among the workers as a highly skilled workshop supervisor. The main thing is that his son works for Heiyun Group and is an engineer of Heiyun Computer Company.

This makes everyone envious of working more, and every time I hear my son say how good the Black Cloud Group is. Add in the expensive gifts for your parents and leave a sum of money every time you come back, it's not fake.

Knowing that there is such a relationship, John Chambers immediately found Hashimoto Hiroshi. Let Little Luck persuade his father that for the sake of his son's future, Old Luck has been appeasing the workers' emotions for the acquisition of Heiyun Group, and at the same time, he also volunteered Ying to participate in labor negotiations.

John Chambers was very happy to see the arranged chess pieces finally come into play, but now is not the time to show it. , Under normal working conditions, the minimum weekly salary is 500 US dollars, and the overtime is twice that of the usual work. At the same time, the workers are responsible for all three meals a day. The food standard of our Heiyun Group is ranked in the world. "

Hearing that the three worker representatives here are very satisfied, the operating rate was not very high when Chrysler was operating. They were never paid in full, and John Chambers was talking about theoretical wages. Now all they get is the basic living expenses, and many people are struggling within the poverty line.

After Paulson saw the expressions of the workers, he knew that things were going to go bad. So he said without hesitation: "We have to go back and discuss. We are not very satisfied with the salary standard proposed by Heiyun Group, and workers should not work overtime, which will have a great impact on their physical and mental health."

The first labor-management negotiation broke up without a result. However, at present, the workers' mood is still stable under the mediation of the undercover agents of the Heiyun Group, but this is not a long-term solution. Bao Zixuan also wanted to make a quick decision. However, after looking at the performance of the trade union organization, it should not give up.

In order to speed up the negotiation with the workers, the Black Cloud Group went down to the workers' homes to appease them in Detroit The work went very smoothly under the matchmaking of Old Luck, but the union came out to make trouble at this time.

The two sides immediately entered a state of tension, and later after everyone made concessions. The labor and management finally reached an agreement.

Bao Zixuan also knew that it would be difficult for the factory to run at full capacity without resolving the union, so now he can only feel aggrieved. This made him very uncomfortable, after all, no one else did this boss like this.

The trade union did not benefit either, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts. Knowing that Heiyun Group has contacted many workers in private, if it is tough, it will be difficult to end it in the end, which also paved the way for the two parties to sign a new labor agreement in the future.

The minimum weekly wage for workers has been increased to $650, and overtime pay is 2.5 times the current wage. Now let you be arrogant, and when all the automation equipment is used, you will have a good look.

Chambers was temporarily appointed president of Black Cloud North America, with full responsibility for vehicle production coordination. With a big wave of his hand, Bao Zixuan chopped off almost all the existing models, and all models were redesigned. And the existing engine technology has been fully upgraded. He wants to create a car that is different from this era, and the imitation object has been found.

This time, Jeep will design two new cars, namely the Grand Cherokee and the Compass, the classic Jeep models in the previous life. These are all classic Jeep models, and they're just being used here.

As for Dodge, it has all switched to producing trucks and pickups, and will not produce other vehicles in the future. Combining the Rheinmetall patent with the existing technology is sufficient.

For Heiyun's first mass-produced car, Bao Zixuan decided to refer to the 2013 BMW three-series sedan, and would use a hybrid engine. Keep fuel consumption within 4 liters per 100 kilometers.

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