The news that AMC will build factories in Mexico or Canada and will lay off employees in the United States has instantly become the focus of current US media reports.

It is said that this matter should not be so big, but Chen Geng is obviously different, on the one hand, as the richest man in the world today, Chen Geng is the head Internet celebrity in the United States, and his every move is concerned by the media.

On the other hand, Fernandez Chen, who has just been elected mayor of Detroit, shouldn't he find a way to increase Detroit's employment as the incoming mayor-to-be? Is it a good thing or a bad thing that he does so?

The media quarreled into a pot of porridge, analyzing and interpreting this matter from all angles.

But Chen Geng went to Mexico, and there was no way to interview him for a while, so when there was no way, the media retreated and found Bill Ford......

Monica, the host of ABC TV, looked at two headlights comparable to LEDs, and asked Bill Ford with a bright face: "Mr. Ford, as we all know, your family has a pivotal position in the history of the development of the American automobile industry, and you and your family have a depth of understanding that is difficult for others to achieve for the development of the American automobile industry and the world's automobile industry. What does Mr. Chen think about the fact that the AMC Auto Workers Association has announced that he will not want to raise the salary increase demand this time, and he will also go to Mexico and Canada to inspect the construction of factories?"

Bill Ford bowed his head slightly and said to the camera: "To tell you the truth, I played with Fernandez just a few days ago, and we used to talk about it. ”

"Is that true?" Monica looked at Bill Ford with just the right amount of surprise, "Would you like to share the conversation you had with Mr. Fernandez?"

"Of course, there's nothing you can't say, after all, we're not talking about scary topics," Bill Ford said with a smile on his face, "and to be honest, I'm actually thinking about whether to open a factory in Mexico or Canada during this time." ”

"You're planning to build a new factory in Canada or Mexico, too?" was big news, and unlike the surprise she had just faked, this time, Monica was genuinely shocked.

"No way, our salary pressure is too great," Bill Ford said with a wry smile: "I don't know that in the American manufacturing industry, the wages of workers in the automobile industry are the highest, and the only ones who can compare with the wages of workers in the automobile industry are workers in the aircraft industry." ”

"Is this true?" said Monica, duly expressing her surprise.

"Of course," Bill Fort nodded, "I'll take our Ford as an example, in our Ford Motor, the hourly wage of a worker reaches $8.15, and when you count bonuses, allowances and grants, a regular worker earns more than $1,320 a month." ”

"$1,320?" Monica was a little surprised, as the host of ABC TV, Monica not only had bright headlights, but also had enough brains, and had done a lot of homework before this interview: "If I'm not mistaken, the average monthly wage of an American industrial worker last year was $1,096.72?"

The per capita monthly income of industrial workers in the United States is only about $1,000, and the monthly income of workers in Ford is already more than $1,300? The viewers sitting in front of the television set were quite resentful of this disparity, especially those workers who were also engaged in manufacturing, and their hearts were even more unhappy: How could the wages of those bastards be so much higher than ours?!

"I don't remember that exactly, but it seems to be less than $1,100," Bill Ford gave Monica a small hand, "and as far as I know, the monthly wages of industrial workers in Chrysler Motors, General Motors, and Boeing are basically between $1,300 and $1,350, and the monthly wages of industrial workers in McDonnell Douglas are less than $1,300." ”

Speaking of this, Bill Ford's tone became lower: "In recent years, many media have said that our American automobile manufacturing industry is not good, the reason is that there are more and more Dongying cars on the road, and the market share of Dongying automobile brand is getting higher and higher, but the people who say these words ignore the fact that the production cost of Dongying Automobile is very low, the labor cost is lower, and the monthly salary of Dongying automobile industry workers is less than 1,000 US dollars." ”

"So low?" said Monica, surprised again.

"Yes, it's that low. Bill Ford nodded affirmatively.

"So, the reason why Dongying's cars can be sold so cheaply in the United States is mainly because of the low cost of their lower labor?" Monica took over at the right time.

"That's one of the main ones," Bill Ford affirmed, "and I'll tell you that Ford is also considering whether to open a factory in Mexico or Canada." ”

What the?!

Ford is also planning to open another plant in Mexico or Canada?

Bill Ford's words made the audience in front of the TV directly stunned, and they couldn't help but subconsciously began to wonder: Is the pressure brought by the high wages of workers to Ford really so great that Ford has to consider building factories abroad?

Monica was also stunned for a moment, and then asked in surprise, "Mr. Ford, what you said is true?"

"It's true, we're discussing this," Bill Ford nodded seriously: "And as far as I know, it seems that General Motors and Chrysler Motors have similar considerations," Speaking of this, Bill Ford sighed: "The pressure on labor costs is too great." ”

If the previous news that Chen Geng intends to build a factory in Mexico or Canada just made everyone have a kind of excitement, then the news released by Bill Ford in an interview with ABC TV shocked many people: Is the pressure brought by workers and unions to the manufacturing industry really so great?

The responsive media immediately went to interview the executives of General Motors and Chrysler, who were also suffering from the unions, and if Chen Geng and Bill Ford had already set the stage for themselves, if they didn't know what to do, they would have just hit their heads and died......

"Yes, the pressure on labor costs is very high," Chrysler President Lee Iacocca said seriously in an interview: "The union is now talking to us to demand an increase of $1 per hour, and if the hourly wage of workers is increased by another $1, it means that the monthly salary of workers can reach about $1,450, which is a huge burden for enterprises...... The average monthly salary of a worker in the Toei automobile industry is less than $1,000. ”

Isn't it just a miserable sale, who wouldn't be like that.

When asked if Chrysler was considering building a factory in Mexico or Canada, Billie Iacocca replied: "We're thinking about it...... Yes, we are in contact with the Canadian side, and the conditions given by the Canadian side are very sincere, but how to do it depends on the shareholders' intentions......"

For a while, as long as the interviewed executives in the automotive industry and even the manufacturing industry, they began to sell miserably: it's not that we can't do it, it's that our costs are too high, as for why our costs are so high...... Hehe......

However, there is still no one to speak for the management.

No way, this is the mainstream value in the United States and even in society as a whole: to sympathize with workers and support unions.

To put it bluntly, this is political correctness.

As for whether this political correctness will reduce the competitiveness of the whole country, that is not something that we media need to consider, just like environmental protection, you dare to say that environmental protection is incorrect, kill you!

But it doesn't matter if the media doesn't speak for the management, as the whole society begins to discuss this matter, both the unions and the workers begin to panic......

"Speaking of which, our salary is indeed not low......

"You can't say that, our salary is a little higher, but this is also earned by our hard work, we don't steal or rob, work hard, what's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with that, but what if those capitalists can't bear the pressure and go abroad to set up factories?

“......”

As soon as these words came out, there was a silence.

After a while, someone whispered, "I heard that in Grand Rapids, there was a boss who dismissed all the workers and moved the factory abroad, because the cost of labor abroad is lower." ”

"I've heard about it, and I've heard that there are still a lot of workers in that factory who have found jobs, and because they can't afford to pay their mortgages, they have been kicked out of their homes by the bank...... It's miserable......"

"I know about this, I heard that the boss had discussed with the workers before, hoping that the workers could reduce their wages a little, but the workers did not agree, and in the end the boss had no choice but to move the factory out...... In fact, if the workers had agreed to lower their wages a little at the beginning, although their income would have been less, it would have been less than two meals a month, and their houses would not have been taken away by the bank......

"Isn't it? What about the workers who have lost their jobs and their houses?"

"What else can I do? Some have found jobs, some have done odd jobs to make ends meet, some can only beg, and I heard that some women really can't find a job and can only ......"

"It's miserable......"

"yes, it's miserable, I don't want me to end up in the same situation one day......"

“......”

Once again, the workers fell into an oppressive silence.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone spoke: "By the way, what is the attitude of the union now?"