Bill Ford and UAW President Shawn Fain exchanged jabs Monday about the implications of the ongoing strike and what needs to happen next.
In a bold move Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. addressed the UAW strike head-on in remarks underscoring what he believes to be at stake if a deal is not reached soon. The UAW's Shawn Fain responded in kind, threatening to target the Rouge plant.In a brief press conference, Ford, who is the executive chair of Ford Motor Co., addressed the strike and urged the UAW to end it.
"This should not be Ford vs the UAW. It should be Ford and the UAW vs Toyota, Honda, Tesla, and all the Chinese countries that want to enter our home market," he said."If it continues, it will have a major impact on the American economy and devastate local communities," he said."Bill Ford knows exactly how to settle this strike.
"It's not the UAW and Ford against foreign automakers. It's autoworkers everywhere against corporate greed. If Ford wants to be the all-American auto company, they can pay all-American wages and benefits. Workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda, and others are not the enemy—they're the UAW members of the future," Fain said.
Currently, UAW members at Ford's Michigan Assembly, Chicago Assembly, and Kentucky Truck Plant are on the picket line.
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