Chapter 514: Unreliable at the Critical Moment
Why annoyed?
Because Statham thinks these workers are simply ungrateful, the boss has given you three salary increases in a row in the past six months, but these bastards don't understand the gratitude at all, when the union asked whether they agreed to ask the boss for a salary increase, more than sixty percent of the union members voted in favor......
These bastards!
"It's nothing, it's normal," Chen Geng waved his hand: "There is an old saying in Huaxia, it is said that people die for money, and birds die for food, and their choice is not surprising...... I just hope they'll be able to laugh after a while. ”
Statham glanced at his boss in surprise: Isn't the boss ready to bow his head?
Chen Geng picked up the phone, and said to Jack Welch: "You know the small actions of the union, right?"
"Of course," Jack Welch said in a deep voice, "I'm AMC's Chairman and CEO. ”
"OK, then I'll be blunt, it is estimated that the union will soon send a negotiator to talk to you, no need to talk, you tell the union that the company will not agree to any of their conditions." ”
"Okay, if they're going to strike......"
"Then let them!" Chen Geng said firmly: "In addition, public opinion can also take the lead and find ways to win the sympathy of public opinion." ”
Hearing Chen Geng's request, Jack Welch couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Boss, your request may be a little difficult, you know, in terms of the current political ecology of the United States, it is politically correct to support workers to fight for their interests by means of strikes, whether it is the damn Democratic Party or the damn left-wing media, they will indiscriminately stand on the side of those striking unions, you want to win the sympathy of public opinion, I'm afraid ...... It's a bit hard. ”
Not a little hard, in fact, but very hard.
On the one hand, one of the slogans of the Democratic Party, which is known for its left-wing, is to take care of the poor, and when it speaks publicly, it often stands on the moral high ground of protecting the toiling masses, and the trade unions have also given the Democratic Party a rich reward, and the votes from the unions are one of the most important political resources of the Democratic Party.
To what extent is the "most important"?
In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, for example, unions accounted for the seventh largest number of contributions in all industries, 93 percent of which went to the Democratic Party, and in terms of votes, a total of 27 million U.S. union members and their families registered to vote that year, accounting for more than 22 percent of all voters in the United States at that time, of which more than 60 percent voted for the Democratic Party.
Another example is the 2006 U.S. midterm elections (re-election of Congress), the reason why the Democratic Party won and dominated Congress was because the union raised hundreds of millions of dollars to help the Democratic Party campaign.
On the other hand, the left-wing media in the United States, which is dominated by intellectuals, has always liked to support trade unions indiscriminately, and whenever there is a strike, the left-wing media always sympathize with and support the strikers. Somewhat similar to the Donglin Party in the Ming Dynasty, supporting the poor and the working class has always been an excellent opportunity for intellectuals to occupy the moral high ground, show off their role as the voice of the people, and capture political resources and votes...... You damned capitalists are bad people!
Not to mention the legislative protection.
Let's put it this way, although American society and even American political circles have long recognized the drawbacks of the trade union system, for the sake of their own votes and political donations, American politicians and some left-wing media like to do this kind of thing to quench their thirst: After I die, no matter how big it is!
"I know it's difficult," Chen Geng responded, "But at least we have to have a channel to speak out, right?"
"OK, I see," Jack Welch breathed a sigh of relief after making sure the boss wasn't asking the major media to speak for him: "Don't worry, boss, I can't guarantee that there will be a lot of media on our side, but I promise that at least we can compete with those damn politicians in terms of public opinion." ”
Since the Democratic Party is on the left, then correspondingly, the Republican Party is on the right, isn't it?
As long as you have money, these are easy to say.
Chen Geng has never expected all the media to speak for him.
Hanging up the phone, Chen Geng pondered for a long time, then touched the phone and called: "Brother Zhang, are you busy here?"
"Brother Chen?" Zhang Zongming, who received the call, was obviously a little surprised, but also a little happy, and said with a smile: "I'm not busy, I'm not busy, as long as it's my brother, you call, I'm not busy at any time...... Well, I know that you have a lot of noble people, if there is anything you can do, I will definitely help the brother who can help. ”
Since Zhang Zongping said so, Chen Geng naturally didn't say anything polite to him, and immediately said: "Don't hide it from my brother, there is still something that needs the help of our Chamber of Commerce......
Need help from the Chamber of Commerce? Zhang Zongping on the other end of the phone was stunned when he heard this: What does this mean?
However, he didn't speak, waiting for Chen Geng to continue.
"That's the case, the workers of AMC are clamoring for a wage increase......
"Brother, wait a minute," Zhang Zongping hurriedly interrupted Chen Geng's words: "Brother, if I'm not mistaken, you just gave your workers a wage increase, right?"
In less than half a year, Chen Geng has raised the salaries of AMC workers three times in a row, this matter is undoubtedly "politically correct", Chen Geng will naturally not engage in the set of "learning to do good deeds without leaving a name", every time the salary is raised, the media will naturally help him brag fiercely, as long as he has the heart, he will pay attention to this, relying on his relationship with Chen Geng, Zhang Zongping, who has been promoted from the vice president of the Detroit branch of the North American Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the vice president of the North American Chinese Chamber of Commerce, will naturally not know this. Now he was surprised to hear Chen Geng say that the workers of AMC were making a fuss about raising wages.
"Yes. Chen Geng smiled bitterly and nodded.
"The wages of AMC workers are already relatively high in the United States, right?"
"Hmm. Chen Geng replied again.
"These damn bastards, they are really not satisfied, we really think our money is blowing in the wind," Zhang Zongping, who is also a capitalist, has been bullied by the trade union in the past, and at this moment he can't help but feel sorry in his heart: "It's really ...... Brother, you go on to say, what do you need our chamber of commerce to do, you say. ”
"That's right, I'm not going to agree to any of their conditions this time," Chen Geng said, "so if nothing else, the union will organize workers to go on strike......
Before Chen Geng's words were finished, Zhang Zongping already understood Chen Geng's intentions: according to the relevant labor laws and regulations in the United States, when the union and the management have disagreements over the salary, and the negotiation and adjustment are ineffective, the union can organize a strike of workers.
However, if the cause of the strike is solely due to the failure of the management to meet the economic demands of the workers, the management has the right to hire non-union personnel to temporarily replace the work of the union members until an agreement is negotiated.
If the agreement is not reached, the temporary replacement will become permanent workers, and the union members will lose their jobs.
This is the most powerful way for the management to deal with the union, and it seems that Chen Geng is also prepared to deal with the union, but the problem is that if the union is large enough, for example, there are 800 union members in a factory with 1,000 people, then it is difficult for the management to be effective, because it is very difficult to replace all the workers.
The automobile industry is the "hardest hit area" of the trade unions, there are nearly 1.5 million union members in the U.S. auto industry, and the peak period has actually decreased a lot, in 1979, the auto industry union members reached a peak, more than 1.51 million, think about it, the entire U.S. auto industry is how many employees?
"Brother, I roughly understand what you mean, are you going to find some workers from our North American Chinese community to temporarily replace those striking workers?" asked Zhang Zongping.
"It's not a temporary replacement," Chen Geng corrected him: "I'm not prepared to agree to any conditions from the trade union, and I plan to take this opportunity to reduce the proportion of trade union members to less than 20 percent." ”
Putting the proportion of trade union members in AMC employees to 20 percent? Zhang Zongping was taken aback, he didn't expect Chen Geng's ambition to be so big!
But it wasn't so big, Zhang Zongping was also a little frightened, and he couldn't help but think about the consequences if he and even the entire North American Chinese Chamber of Commerce stood behind Chen Geng.
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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.
This is the most powerful way for the management to deal with the union, and it seems that Chen Geng is also prepared to deal with the union, but the problem is that if the union is large enough, for example, there are 800 union members in a factory with 1,000 people, then it is difficult for the management to be effective, because it is very difficult to replace all the workers.
The automobile industry is the "hardest hit area" of the trade unions, there are nearly 1.5 million union members in the U.S. auto industry, and the peak period has actually decreased a lot, in 1979, the auto industry union members reached a peak, more than 1.51 million, think about it, the entire U.S. auto industry is how many employees?
"Brother, I roughly understand what you mean, are you going to find some workers from our North American Chinese community to temporarily replace those striking workers?" asked Zhang Zongping.
"It's not a temporary replacement," Chen Geng corrected him: "I'm not prepared to agree to any conditions from the trade union, and I plan to take this opportunity to reduce the proportion of trade union members to less than 20 percent." ”
Putting the proportion of trade union members in AMC employees to 20 percent? Zhang Zongping was taken aback, he didn't expect Chen Geng's ambition to be so big!
But it wasn't so big, Zhang Zongping was also a little frightened, and he couldn't help but think about the consequences if he and even the entire North American Chinese Chamber of Commerce stood behind Chen Geng.
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