What's more, as soon as Li Weidong took over Jaguar Land Rover, a group of layoffs came. This was a shock to the management, letting the management know how powerful the new boss was. No matter whether they were convinced in their hearts or not, they definitely were convinced in their mouths. No one would

Making fun of your own job.

I heard someone continue to say: "Mr. Li, the on-site workshop has resumed production, will the layoffs continue?"

"As long as there are still people who have not come back, we will continue to lay off workers until all the strikers are laid off." Li Weidong continued: "If we stop now, it will be unfair to the workers who come back to work."

Someone else said: "Mr. Li, some workers who have been laid off have expressed regret. They hope to return to the factory and will not go on strike again. I think they are skilled workers after all, and for us here

They also know the operation of the workshop quite well, do you want to give them a chance?"

"Come if you want, leave if you want, what kind of place are we here!" Li Weidong snorted coldly, and then said: "We are all adults and should know how to be responsible for our actions. Those who have been laid off want to come back,

Please wait until the next recruitment to apply again!”

Some people wanted to ask when recruitment would happen, but after thinking about the current economic prospects, they swallowed their words.

It is already a good thing that there will be no layoffs in the next two years. How can there be recruitment?

…

Workers go on strike just to get better benefits, not to lose their jobs. This is true for ordinary workers, and especially for those who join the union.

In fact, those workers who join the union care more about the gains and losses of personal interests. They join the Communist Party just to get more benefits. How many of them really seek the welfare of the workers!

To join the United Auto Workers, you have to pay 5% of your salary as membership dues. You must get more than 5% of your salary before anyone will pay for it. From another perspective, these workers who join the union are actually the most egoistic.

A group of people.

Now that the strike is facing failure, these workers who participated in the union have not reaped the benefits, but have lost their jobs. Naturally, they will not give up.

It was impossible to return to the factory, so everyone began to point their fingers at the Auto Workers Union, which led the strike.

An organization like the United Auto Workers can develop and grow by luring people with benefits. If no benefits are given, no one will follow the leadership of the United Auto Workers.

But if there are no benefits and the workers themselves have to pay, then let alone asking the workers to obey the leadership, it is already a good thing not to rebel.

…

At the strike site, the union leader Hanks was surrounded by several workers. These were also members of the union. Now that they had lost their jobs due to the strike, they naturally wanted to settle accounts with the leader.

"Hanks, what did you say before the strike? That we would definitely get better medical insurance, more pensions and longer vacations. What happened? Our jobs are gone!"

“When the factory first started laying off employees, you told us that you don’t have to be afraid, that the management would compromise and negotiate with us immediately, but the management had no intention of negotiating at all!

"Even yesterday, you told us that if we persist for a few more days, we will win! You liar, you are still lying to us!"

"It's all your responsibility. We originally had a good salary, but you told us that with a new boss, we could get a raise by just making a fuss! In the end, we lost our jobs!"

We are all adults and should be responsible for our own choices. However, a group of egoists will definitely not bear the responsibility for unemployment themselves and will pass the blame to others.

Hanks also looked aggrieved. He only followed the leadership of the United Auto Workers, and he himself was just an executor.

What's more, the previous promise has finally been fulfilled, which is a longer vacation. Now that I have been laid off, I can take an indefinite vacation.

Several angry workers were about to beat them up. At this moment, Hanks spotted Norwood Jewell approaching in the distance.

"Mr. Jewell is here! He is a senior executive of the United Auto Workers. If you have any questions, you can come to him. He will definitely be able to help you solve it!" Hanks said.

This one-step conflict transfer was so effective that the auto workers immediately ran to find Norwood-Jewell. Before Jewell could react, he was surrounded by a group of workers.

The workers still repeated what they just said, your union is a liar, your union caused me to lose my job, your union must be responsible, etc.

After all, Norwood-Jewell has rich experience. He knows that in this situation, it is useless to continue to paint the pie. No one will believe that if you persist, you will win.

"People's hearts are broken, the team can no longer carry them, and the strike may not be able to continue." Norwood-Jewell let out a long sigh.

He knew very well that since the strike was doomed to fail, it would be better to negotiate with the employer as soon as possible and ask for less or no benefits. At least he could get the workers' jobs back, which would be a decent step down for the union.

So Norwood-Jewell said: "Dear workers, please rest assured, I will go to the employer to negotiate, and your jobs will be back by then!"

…

This is a game of who can blink first, and now the union has to blink first, which means the union has lost the game.

Norwood-Jewell knew very well that if he took the initiative to negotiate with Li Weidong, he would inevitably be on the weaker side. But it was impossible not to go. If the job problem of more than 900 workers could not be solved, then the image of the union would be severely damaged.

I have to follow suit myself.

In the hotel's cafe, Norwood-Jewell met Li Weidong again.

Li Weidong said straight to the point: "Mr. Jewell, our time is precious, so let's get straight to the point! Are you here this time about the strike at Bemher Factory?"

Norwood-Jewell nodded: "Yes, our union has decided to lower some conditions. As long as you are willing to agree, we will cancel the strike immediately!"

Norwood-Jewell said, took out another document and handed it to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong read through the demands put forward by the union at a glance. The main thing was to increase various benefits, but the increase was much smaller. He also requested that previously dismissed employees be recruited back to the factory to continue working in the factory, and their positions remained unchanged.

Looking at this new request, Li Weidong smiled slightly, and then said: "There is a famous saying, what you can't get in war, you can't get at the negotiation table. I think this famous saying is more appropriate now. Jewell

Sir, if you can’t get something by striking, why do you think you can get it through negotiation!”

"If you don't agree, we will continue to strike!" Norwood-Jewell repeated the same old tune.

Li Weidong spread his hands: "I don't care. As you know, we have been accelerating layoffs. Soon, those who are still on strike will be laid off. Those who are holding signs and striking are not our employees.

, what they do has nothing to do with me!”

"Mr. Lee, if you do this, you are breaking up with us, the United Auto Workers!" Norwood-Jewell said in a threatening tone.

Even car companies like Ford and General Motors do not dare to completely break up with the United Auto Workers. Although the two sides are hostile to each other, they still have to talk. Therefore, Norwood-Jewell believes that this can

Threaten Li Weidong.

"Aren't we already at odds with each other?" Li Weidong smiled slightly and then said, "Mr. Jewell, if I had the will to negotiate, I would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?"

"Mr. Li, do you know what will happen if you break up with our Auto Workers Union? You will face not only financial losses, but also reputational losses! For car brands, the loss of reputation is the most important thing.

It means losing market share!”

However, Li Weidong still had an indifferent expression: "I don't deny that you have the ability to destroy my reputation, but I am not an American. If my reputation is bad, it will be bad. It will not affect me much. Foreigners have a much bad reputation in the United States.

Okay, so don’t miss me!

As for market share, I don’t think the United States is Jaguar Land Rover’s main market. What’s more, the current economic situation is very bad. How many people in the United States do you think will be able to consume luxury brands in the next few years?”

Future good news is called "30% off Leopard" in China, and in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover's sales are also very worrying. Although there are occasional sales growth of more than 10%, the sales base is low after all.

If you sell 1,000 cars in a month, even if the sales increase by 100%, you will only sell 1,000 more cars. If you sell 100,000 cars in a month, you only need to increase by 1% to sell 1,000 more cars.

Jaguar Land Rover's sales in the US market are only about 10,000 per month, which is worse than even Volvo and Infiniti, and less than one-tenth of BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus are the luxury brands that Americans love. Although Audi's sales are worse than these three brands, they are still in the first echelon. In addition, the United States also has local luxury brands such as Cadillac and Lincoln.

To put it another way, if Jaguar Land Rover's sales in the United States are very good, Ford Group will not sell this brand.

As for reputation, it is indeed very important to entrepreneurs. But Li Weidong is not an American, and his development focus is not in the United States. He does not care about his reputation in the American market. Perhaps being scolded more harshly by Americans will also help.

Yu Li Weidong increased his reputation in the country.

This is like Soros being shouted down by everyone in Asia, like a street rat, but he is an idol worshiped by many people in the United States. Because this guy stole all the money from Asian countries and brought it back to the United States. In the eyes of Americans,

Naturally he became a national hero.

These threats from Norwood-Jewell have no lethal effect on Li Weidong. He has no cards to play and has no choice but to compromise.

Norwood-Jewell sighed: "Mr. Li, as long as you are willing to recruit the laid-off workers, we will stop the strike. This is our bottom line!"

"The recent economic situation is very bad. Perhaps because of the outbreak of a global financial crisis, many companies are laying off workers, so I don't plan to recruit any more workers in the near future." Li Weidong said, showing a winner's smile.

Li Weidong's smile made Norwood Jewell furious, but he was helpless. How could a loser have the right to negotiate terms with a winner!

…

After walking out of the hotel and looking at the blue sky, Norwood-Jewell finally understood that this meeting was not about Li Weidong's willingness to negotiate, but simply to humiliate himself.

A feeling of hatred arose in Norwood Jewell's heart, along with a trace of regret.

"This strike should not have happened in the first place! Damn it, it's all this damn financial crisis that gave the employer an advantage! If the economy hadn't been so bad, I would have definitely won!" Norwood-Jewell murmured to himself

Speaking in language.

For the United Auto Workers, not only will they lose money this time, but they will also lose their reputation.

Not a single benefit has been gained. It can be said that this is the first defeat for the Auto Workers union in decades.
Chapter completed!