Chapter 3609

"Although we don't approve of this acquisition, we respect the laws of Detroit and the right of all of you to choose. We approve of the deal. But we must be responsible for the interests of each and every one of your workers! " Said feliska aloud.

All the workers showed a puzzled expression. Be responsible for the interests of every worker. Have you been responsible for our front-line workers in the past 20 years? What we do is the hardest and most tiring work. We deserve every cent we get. But the tax we pay is the heaviest, much higher than that of the rich. What's more, our work will be gone if we don't have it. Who cares about us at that time! Now it's up to us. Are you kidding!

"Feliska, right? This is Detroit. Please don't cheat these kind and honest auto workers here!" Kilpatrick grew up drinking. He is on Lin Feng's side. Compared with these apolitical auto workers, he naturally sees the purpose of feliska. He wants to make trouble for Lin Feng. After being forced to agree to the acquisition, the people in the Ministry of commerce are not so greedy and want to do damage. Kilpatrick naturally refused.

Feliska looks at Kilpatrick and smiles.

"Whether I'm cheating you or not, I said you don't believe me, so today I invite Ms. Zhao Xiaolan, Minister of labor, here to help you safeguard your legitimate rights and interests!" Feliska stepped back and introduced a Chinese woman.

Zhao Xiaolan, the first Chinese American to enter the cabinet. Her husband is Mitch McConnell, the current Republican leader in the U.S. Senate. He was born in Taipei in 1953. His ancestral home is Jiading, Shanghai. He moved to the United States with his parents in 1963. Therefore, in terms of blood relationship, she is of Chinese origin. However, if she is a bit rebellious, it is hard to say whether she is Chinese or not, and whether she admits that she is Chinese or not. As far as the education she received from childhood is concerned, it is western education. Her parents, because they are Taiwanese, admit or not to recognize China.

"Hello, citizens of Detroit. I'm Zhao Xiaolan. Your experience has always been the focus of our work, and we have been trying to protect your rights and interests. From the point of view that we helped you to set up the United Automobile Trade Union, we should know that our department of labor has never given up on you. " Zhao Xiaolan said with a smile, "and this time, I was entrusted by Minister of Commerce Gutierrez to solve the current problems for you."

Many workers were quiet. Naturally, they don't like the Ministry of Commerce. But they still like the labor department. The UAU in Detroit was established under the coordination of the Department of labor. Since the establishment of the UAU, the treatment of workers has improved in the past 20 years. Otherwise, there won't be an average monthly salary of 4000.

"That's good. It seems that people are willing to trust the Ministry of labor. So, here, I want to analyze with you, and analyze the current situation! " Zhao Xiaolan said with a smile, "at present, due to the depression of the overall industrial economy, Detroit has been in a recession for the past 20 years. I think a lot of people here, many of them should have lost their jobs, right? " Zhao Xiaolan said with regret.

In the field, many people nodded. Indeed, many of them have lost their jobs. Chrysler is on the verge of bankruptcy, while general motors, the largest automobile company in the United States, is famous, but actually it is not much better. It is also at a loss, and many factories are in a state of semi shutdown. If it wasn't for too many people involved, I'm afraid many factories would have stopped production directly. Therefore, the referendum in Detroit will attract so many workers to vote.

"I think it's a good thing that Mr. Lin Feng bought Chrysler this time. His arrival may change the status quo of Detroit, but at the same time, we should also see the risks involved in it. " Zhao Xiaolan said cautiously, "as we all know, the core value of a transaction is interest. Lin Feng is not God. He bought Chrysler to make money. He didn't come to be a philanthropist to pay everyone for nothing. "

Many workers nodded. This simple truth is clear to them. After all, if they had no interests, they would not have done it. It's human nature.

"So behind this acquisition, we have to ensure the interests of all workers. We should not damage the legitimate interests of most workers because of one purchase. " Zhao Xiaolan's face became more serious. "Among the more than 1200 acquisition cases we contacted in the past, the first thing for the management, as a party to the acquisition, to acquire a loss making enterprise is to lay off employees and cut wages, so as to ensure the balance of revenue and expenditure. I don't want to see more workers lose their jobs and more families get into trouble after the acquisition of Chrysler! "

"So what should we do?" Some workers yelled.

Zhao Xiaolan smiles.

"We should unite, unite the strength of all workers, to fight against the management, to ensure that our legitimate interests are not infringed!" Zhao Xiaolan raised her voice and said, "this time, all our workers must unite to fight against the management, so that the interests of all workers will not be harmed again."

"Yes, we must unite!" All the workers cried out. At this moment, these Detroit workers, under Zhao Xiaolan's appeal, closely united. In the United States, workers have trade unions to defend their interests, but many times, even if the trade union is strong, workers are also vulnerable groups in the face of more powerful management. For example, in the NBA, the players are the biggest names on the surface, especially the superstars in the team, who have the most say in a team. But in fact, in every labor management agreement, it will always be the labor side's compromise, not the management side.

Because the management has the most needed resource for players - money, which can be invested in other fields instead of basketball. In other fields, they can make more money than on the basketball court. And the players, if they don't play, then they have no source of livelihood and can't survive. Therefore, the management always takes the initiative. Even if the players choose to fight hard to the end, choose to burn jade and stone, let the NBA stop, the final compromise is the labor side.

That's true for all these players, especially for the most ordinary workers. In any general strike, the final winner will always be the management. Because the workers need to survive, if the strike goes on for a long time, the management will lose some benefits at most and make less money, but the workers will have difficulty in surviving. For example, in the auto industry of Detroit, the trade union is very strong, but the management can choose to withdraw the capital and move the factory to a further city. No matter how strong the trade union is, can you stop the management from moving the factory?

Therefore, the existence of trade unions is only to help workers to fight for the maximum interests permitted by the management. But the premise is the permission of the management. However, the presence of the Ministry of labor now means that the government is mediating. Once the government comes forward, the workers can often obtain benefits far beyond their expectations.

No, it's a problem! Mayor Kilpatrick frowned. He did not expect that the Ministry of Commerce moved out of the Ministry of labor, and under the influence of the Ministry of labor, these workers may get far more benefits than they should get. Of course, Lin Feng has the right to refuse, but that way, whether it is public opinion pressure or social reputation, will stand in the opposite of Lin Feng. After all, it's you who are buying. Now the people of Detroit use their referendum to help you get the legal rights and interests of the purchase, but you refuse to buy because of some reasonable conditions they offer. This is undoubtedly deceiving the people. And the blow to Lin Feng is huge.

At present, Kilpatrick found Lin Feng while Zhao Xiaolan was discussing countermeasures with many workers' representatives.

"Zhao Xiaolan!" Lin Feng frowned slightly. Lin Feng has been in touch with Zhao Xiaolan. When the last "Fengcheng" was built, so many Chinese migrant workers had to deal with Zhao Xiaolan for their labor certificates. For this woman, Lin Feng's evaluation is a strong woman. There is absolutely no mistake in saying that women do not let men.

Now she's coming out, and she's representing the Ministry of Commerce. And this time, they are openly discussing countermeasures in public, which is undoubtedly demonstrating to themselves.

"Mr. Lin, as far as I guess, I'm afraid that the conditions they put forward will be to refuse to lay off workers, and to refuse to cut wages, and even ask you to pay back some of the workers' benefits and bonuses owed by Chrysler in the past!" Mayor Kilpatrick grinned bitterly, "and based on this referendum and the importance of Chrysler to the United States, I believe anyone outside will think you should do so. In particular, you always give people a very generous, generous, generous, for the people's image. If you refuse this time, I'm afraid you will lose a lot of points in your image. And if it's taken advantage of, even Detroit will be your Waterloo

Kilpatrick absolutely doesn't want Lin Feng to have an accident. If Lin Feng has an accident, he will be too busy. And their own things will emerge. At that time, Lin Feng can walk away, and he can only wait for the court to judge his corruption.

"Waterloo?" Lin Feng said with a smile, "this is not Belgium! OK, let's go. Go to the square with me and meet minister Zhao Xiaolan! In a word, this is my compatriot. When I was in the United States, I was not welcomed by the American government, but my compatriots became the first Chinese American cabinet in the United States. What a big gap! " Lin Feng laughs.