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Even if every issue was directly caused by the unions…taking a look around today with such weak unions and workers makes it clear not having them is much, much worse for people than having them.
You're working on a production line its not meant to be sunshine and rainbows. You're there to build cars at the best possible quality and speed you can. It's a high physicality job.
Unions make it worse, look at VW, they can't catch a break from the UAW. So glad Scout is in SC, where you don't have to be signed up with the UAW.
It's called pay workers good, and give good benefits.
Unions make it worse, look at VW, they can't catch a break from the UAW. So glad Scout is in SC, where you don't have to be signed up with the UAW.
It's called pay workers good, and give good benefits.
Shell Wants EVs to Charge in 10 Minutes—and It’s Built a Car to Prove It — Autoblog
A lightweight concept with big ambitions could reshape what we expect from everyday EVs.
I did see this article when it came out. But, that is mostly for Europe. Maybe ford will glean enough tech in Europe and just send it over to the US.
Ok, I'm taking the bait again. What are workers to do when their only employment options don't pay a fair wage or give good benefits?
Edit for added content between horizontal lines: I don't want to stir things up, this is an honest question. Think about the question in the context of a Chinese factory worker. Or say, the workers described in this article from upthread:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v5n7w55kpo
This is in Brazil. Do you expect every government to act like the Brazilian government? That has not been my experience.
Anyway, I looked at the first post, it said "a thread to drop news articles into". Not exactly news articles, but this is what I am working on reading and why I'll be posting less
Need to finish:
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant …
Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environm…
Need to spend time on:
Which I expect will be good based on the authors previous work:
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
www.merchantsofdoubt.org
What I want to read for fun:
Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
Discover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.
What I am actually going to read for fun:
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey,…
Other reading material on the list
Hopeful Pessimism
Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment
Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare
The dramatic story of the secretive decade-long Pentagon campaign to deliver America into the age of AI warfare.
www.porchlightbooks.com
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There was also reporting on the Ford Xiaomi partnership discussions. And I think it is well known Jim Farley imported a Xiaomi SU7. But subsequent reporting on Ford makes me think they are either playing their cards close or gave up on a Chinese EV partnership
Ford Xiaomi partnership talks:
Reports on how Farley thought about the Xiaomi SU7 as of 2024:
Ford CEO Loves Daily Driving an EV Sedan from a Chinese Competitor
Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted he has been driving a Xiaomi SU7 for six months and said he "doesn't want to give it up."
Farley is quoted as saying
“They have enough capacity in China to cover all of the manufacturing and all of the vehicle sales in the U.S. We should not let them into our country because of the economic impact,” Farley said bluntly when asked about China’s incursion into the West.Similar threads
