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submitted 1 year ago by DeadWorld@lemm.ee to c/brainworms@lemm.ee

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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[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 26 points 1 year ago

It is illegal under federal law to fire workers for striking. Mass layoffs like this were likely already something they were planning and they're just using the strike as an excuse to make it seem less like it's just the naked corporate greed that it really is.

[-] spark947@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

It would be very illegal for them to continually keep these plans around as a strike response.

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not as a strike response. I'm saying they likely had recent plans to just lay people off for financial reasons and the strike became an excuse to blame that on.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

The workers being laid off are not the ones striking.

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

I'm referring to the title of this post

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