I don't claim to have all the answers. I was just pointing out that robotics definitely wasn't as smooth and cost effective as most people assume. Maybe some day the eliminate every union job in the plant. If that's the goal, then they will do that regardless of the UAW fighting for better pay. So you may as well fight for all you can while there is still time. Ford made $1.8 billion profit first quarter this year, why not now?
It doesn't matter what they are. They need to be kicked in the dick!
I see your point. Hopefully all the new robots will do better. The line workers spend maybe 35-45 seconds per unit. How much quality do you think they can focus on in that time? Fords quality problems exist because management doesn't want that line stopped regardless of issues. If you've never been inside a Ford plant and worked an assembly line, I couldn't even do justice to how screwed it is. Obviously there are some hourly workers not worth their pay, but the vast majority come to work to do a good job and are given a workload that means all they can do is just try to keep up. I was told early in my Ford career that as an assembly line worker you are never just "good at your job" if you are able to work at a slower pace its because you "don't have enough work". Hard to focus on quality when every time i get better at my job, I'm just going to have my workload added to.
This is the problem
Not 100% of the problem but definitely part of it.
If the word quality was quantity then I would agree. More money, especially in the UAW, does not mean a better product. On top of inflation we will then get the cost increase due to the workers increase. Many studies, over the years, have been done that shows UAW increases, prices at the stores increased as well.
Great just what we need. Unemployed robots with nothing to do and nobody paid attention to Asimov's 3 rules of robotics. As soon as these out of work robots become self aware, unionize, and arm themselves....
No it's work 32 but paid for 40. Sort of like having one full day of PTO per week, which does not count towards OT threshold. Federal and state law would restrict their hours 33'40 as regular pay and not OT.....or we are in real trouble.
I understand your sympathies, and agree everyone in every job in the entire world should get better pay. That would be great.
Yeah it’s a double edge sword for sure. I’m not saying corporations are evil. I needed that corporation to be profitable so I had a job. I am not sure what a fair wage and benefit package is for every job, but a lot of people on here seem to think they know exactly what’s fair for a job they have no clue how to do. One thing I’ve learned in the last 30 years is that nobody saying Ford workers make too much money ever think their job pays too much also. Lol funny how that works. Divide and conquer. Works every time!
