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福特CEO指责工会贪婪,工会披露他去年收入

福特CEO指责工会贪婪,工会披露他去年收入

Christiaan Hetzner 2023-09-19
在任何集体劳资谈判中,双方通常会故意提出夸大的条件,因为他们知道最终会在中间达成妥协。

福特汽车的首席执行官吉姆·法利指责全美汽车工人联合会过度贪婪,试图让公司破产。而该工会组织却指出他领着丰厚的薪酬。图片来源:JEFF KOWALSKY—BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES

福特汽车(Ford)的首席执行官吉姆·法利指责全美汽车工人联合会(UAW)希望让工厂工人获得远高于其他重要职业的收入,目的是要使公司破产,但全美汽车工人联合会却谴责法利的薪酬。

9月14日在接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道(CNBC)采访时,法利称全美汽车工人联合会要求在四年合同期内总计涨薪40%或每年涨薪约10%,这是过分的要求,而且对其他努力工作的美国人而言是不公平的。

他告诉该电视台:“过去10年,我们可能无法盈利,也无法发放75,000美元的利润分成,而是会亏损150亿美元,到现在我们已经破产。[全美汽车工人联合会的员工]每周工作四天,平均薪酬将接近300,000美元,包含所有福利。”

“在美国,一位全职老师的收入为66,000美元,一些军人或消防员的平均薪酬只有50,000美元。全美汽车工人联合会工人的收入是他们的四倍、五倍,甚至六倍。”

福特在向《财富》杂志发布的一份声明里称,法利的数据源自2022年全美汽车工人联合会工人112,000美元的平均薪酬,全美汽车工人联合会额外要求的基本工资和奖金103,000美元,还有71,000美元的各种附加福利。这相当于286,000美元,只是法利进行了四舍五入。

该汽车公司指出,这个数字绝大部分并非来自工会要求的约40%的涨薪,而是来自非工资薪酬,包括医疗保险、员工401k退休计划供款等。

全美汽车工人联合会并未回应置评请求,因此《财富》杂志无法验证这种说法。

但值得注意的是,在任何集体劳资谈判中,双方通常会故意提出夸大的条件,因为他们知道最终会在中间达成妥协。

法利后来试图挑拨时薪制员工与工会之间的关系,他曾经暗示后者实际上并不关心其成员的福利,因为它拒绝了该公司的还价。

他反问全美汽车工人联合会:“你希望我们选择破产,而不是支持我们的员工?”

争取公共支持的拉锯战

法利之所以形容全美汽车工人联合会是贪婪的,是在押注他能够赢得公众的支持,这是在罢工中获胜的关键谈判筹码。哪一方最先发现自己被视为不够合理,通常最后会在关键的障碍上首先做出让步。

但全美汽车工人联合会很快回应了法利激发公众情绪的言论,对这位福特老板发起了个人攻击,试图将他描绘成伪君子。

为了重新占领道德高地,工会在社交媒体上发文称:“这个人去年赚了2,100万美元。”

这似乎得到了非营利组织倡议组织As You Sow的认可。据该组织估计,相比规模更大的外国同行,福特汽车和通用汽车(GM)的业绩与其首席执行官们丰厚的薪酬之间存在巨大的差异。

图片来源:COURTESY OF AS YOU SOW

为了争取补偿过去两年高通胀带来的巨大购买力损失,工人们提到美国三大汽车公司在今年上半年的利润总计达到210亿美元,创历史纪录,这证明股东们拿走的不止是他们公平享有的份额。

9月14日晚上,全美汽车工人联合会的主席肖恩·费恩宣布在美国底特律的通用汽车、福特和克莱斯勒(Chrysler)的母公司Stellantis发起连续罢工。

他说:“今天晚上,我们将同时在三大汽车公司发起罢工,这是我们历史上的第一次。”

努力超越卡车司机工会对UPS公司取得的成功

大约13,000名工人聚集在通用汽车的密苏里州温茨维尔工厂、Stellantis的托莱多工厂和福特汽车的密歇根州韦恩装配厂外抗议。这三家工厂主要生产皮卡车和SUV等利润率更高的车型,对这些公司的盈利至关重要。

其他地区的车间工人将继续按照已经过期的合同生产汽车,除非他们收到放下工具、走上街头的号召。

费恩称:“这种策略将让这些公司感到困惑。它将让我们的全国谈判代表在谈判中有最大的筹码和灵活性。如果需要全力以赴,我们将毫不犹豫,我们会用尽一切办法。”

在9月14日的声明里,福特汽车警告工会工人,为了争取更高的薪酬和更好的条件进行罢工,会对他们的财务状况造成不利影响。

“我们的时薪制员工领取罢工补贴的平均收入,将比正常工作的工资少近60%。而且如果不生产汽车,工会员工在明年早些时候预计可以获得的利润分成,也会因为大罢工而大幅减少。”

费恩面临的压力是,至少要像卡车司机工会(Teamsters)一样争取到大幅加薪。卡车司机工会最近与UPS公司达成的协议登上媒体头条,人们对申请成为快递司机的兴趣大增。对手工会需要做的只是授权发起罢工,以获得足够多的筹码,来敲定一份号称价值300亿美元的协议。事实证明,真正发起罢工是毫无必要的。

但并非每一个工会争取雇主让步都能成功。美国编剧工会(Writers’ Guild of America)和美国演员工会(Screen Actors Guild)已经罢工数月,希望与好莱坞的电影公司谈判更好的条款,但没有取得任何成果。

工会主席费恩说:“涨薪近在咫尺,我们的事业是正义的,全世界都在看着我们,全美汽车工人联合会准备好了站出来。这是我们的决定性时刻。”(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

福特汽车(Ford)的首席执行官吉姆·法利指责全美汽车工人联合会(UAW)希望让工厂工人获得远高于其他重要职业的收入,目的是要使公司破产,但全美汽车工人联合会却谴责法利的薪酬。

9月14日在接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道(CNBC)采访时,法利称全美汽车工人联合会要求在四年合同期内总计涨薪40%或每年涨薪约10%,这是过分的要求,而且对其他努力工作的美国人而言是不公平的。

他告诉该电视台:“过去10年,我们可能无法盈利,也无法发放75,000美元的利润分成,而是会亏损150亿美元,到现在我们已经破产。[全美汽车工人联合会的员工]每周工作四天,平均薪酬将接近300,000美元,包含所有福利。”

“在美国,一位全职老师的收入为66,000美元,一些军人或消防员的平均薪酬只有50,000美元。全美汽车工人联合会工人的收入是他们的四倍、五倍,甚至六倍。”

福特在向《财富》杂志发布的一份声明里称,法利的数据源自2022年全美汽车工人联合会工人112,000美元的平均薪酬,全美汽车工人联合会额外要求的基本工资和奖金103,000美元,还有71,000美元的各种附加福利。这相当于286,000美元,只是法利进行了四舍五入。

该汽车公司指出,这个数字绝大部分并非来自工会要求的约40%的涨薪,而是来自非工资薪酬,包括医疗保险、员工401k退休计划供款等。

全美汽车工人联合会并未回应置评请求,因此《财富》杂志无法验证这种说法。

但值得注意的是,在任何集体劳资谈判中,双方通常会故意提出夸大的条件,因为他们知道最终会在中间达成妥协。

法利后来试图挑拨时薪制员工与工会之间的关系,他曾经暗示后者实际上并不关心其成员的福利,因为它拒绝了该公司的还价。

他反问全美汽车工人联合会:“你希望我们选择破产,而不是支持我们的员工?”

争取公共支持的拉锯战

法利之所以形容全美汽车工人联合会是贪婪的,是在押注他能够赢得公众的支持,这是在罢工中获胜的关键谈判筹码。哪一方最先发现自己被视为不够合理,通常最后会在关键的障碍上首先做出让步。

但全美汽车工人联合会很快回应了法利激发公众情绪的言论,对这位福特老板发起了个人攻击,试图将他描绘成伪君子。

为了重新占领道德高地,工会在社交媒体上发文称:“这个人去年赚了2,100万美元。”

这似乎得到了非营利组织倡议组织As You Sow的认可。据该组织估计,相比规模更大的外国同行,福特汽车和通用汽车(GM)的业绩与其首席执行官们丰厚的薪酬之间存在巨大的差异。

为了争取补偿过去两年高通胀带来的巨大购买力损失,工人们提到美国三大汽车公司在今年上半年的利润总计达到210亿美元,创历史纪录,这证明股东们拿走的不止是他们公平享有的份额。

9月14日晚上,全美汽车工人联合会的主席肖恩·费恩宣布在美国底特律的通用汽车、福特和克莱斯勒(Chrysler)的母公司Stellantis发起连续罢工。

他说:“今天晚上,我们将同时在三大汽车公司发起罢工,这是我们历史上的第一次。”

努力超越卡车司机工会对UPS公司取得的成功

大约13,000名工人聚集在通用汽车的密苏里州温茨维尔工厂、Stellantis的托莱多工厂和福特汽车的密歇根州韦恩装配厂外抗议。这三家工厂主要生产皮卡车和SUV等利润率更高的车型,对这些公司的盈利至关重要。

其他地区的车间工人将继续按照已经过期的合同生产汽车,除非他们收到放下工具、走上街头的号召。

费恩称:“这种策略将让这些公司感到困惑。它将让我们的全国谈判代表在谈判中有最大的筹码和灵活性。如果需要全力以赴,我们将毫不犹豫,我们会用尽一切办法。”

在9月14日的声明里,福特汽车警告工会工人,为了争取更高的薪酬和更好的条件进行罢工,会对他们的财务状况造成不利影响。

“我们的时薪制员工领取罢工补贴的平均收入,将比正常工作的工资少近60%。而且如果不生产汽车,工会员工在明年早些时候预计可以获得的利润分成,也会因为大罢工而大幅减少。”

费恩面临的压力是,至少要像卡车司机工会(Teamsters)一样争取到大幅加薪。卡车司机工会最近与UPS公司达成的协议登上媒体头条,人们对申请成为快递司机的兴趣大增。对手工会需要做的只是授权发起罢工,以获得足够多的筹码,来敲定一份号称价值300亿美元的协议。事实证明,真正发起罢工是毫无必要的。

但并非每一个工会争取雇主让步都能成功。美国编剧工会(Writers’ Guild of America)和美国演员工会(Screen Actors Guild)已经罢工数月,希望与好莱坞的电影公司谈判更好的条款,但没有取得任何成果。

工会主席费恩说:“涨薪近在咫尺,我们的事业是正义的,全世界都在看着我们,全美汽车工人联合会准备好了站出来。这是我们的决定性时刻。”(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

The UAW blasted Jim Farley’s pay package after the Ford CEO accused it of driving the company toward bankruptcy by wanting factory workers to earn far more than other valued professions.

Speaking to CNBC on September 14, Farley portrayed its demand for a 40% total wage hike over a four-year contract—or roughly 10% annually—as excessive and unfair to other hardworking Americans.

“Instead of making money and distributing $75,000 in profit sharing the last 10 years, we would have lost $15 billion and gone bankrupt by now. The average pay would be nearly $300,000 fully fringed for a four-day work week [per UAW employee],” he told the broadcaster.

“A full tenured schoolteacher in the U.S. makes $66,000, some of the military or firemen makes mid $50,000. This is four, five times, six times what they make.”

In a statement to Fortune, Ford said Farley’s figure derived from last year’s $112,000 average compensation for a UAW employee, plus $103,000 in additional demands for base wages and premiums, as well as further $71,000 in various fringe benefits. This works out to $286,000 and Farley simply rounded up.

According to the carmaker, the overwhelming share of this does not come from the roughly 40% wage increase the union is calling for, but from non-wage compensation that can include everything from healthcare to contributions for employee 401k retirement scheme.

The UAW did not respond to a request for comment, so Fortune could not verify this claim.

It is however worth bearing in mind that any collective bargaining talks typically involve the two parties deliberately putting forward maximalist terms, knowing they will end up meeting somewhere in the middle.

Farley subsequently sought to drive a wedge between his hourly workers and the union, implying the latter had little actual interest in the well-being of its members since it refused the company’s counteroffer.

“You want us to choose bankruptcy over supporting our workers?” he rhetorically asked the UAW.

Tug of war for public support

By casting the UAW as greedy, Farley is gambling he can win over the public—a key bargaining chip to prevail in a strike. Whichever side to first find itself perceived as the less reasonable typically ends up being the first to concede on key stumbling blocks.

The UAW, however, was quick to respond to Farley’s emotional appeal, putting the boot into the Ford boss personally in a bid to portray him as a hypocrite.

“This man made $21 MILLION last year,” the union posted on social media in a bid to regain the moral high ground.

Nonprofit advocacy group As You Sow seemed to agree. According to its estimates, there is a sizable discrepancy between the performance of Ford and GM when compared to larger foreign peers and their CEOs’ generous pay packages.

Fighting to recoup a considerable loss in purchasing power during the past two years of high inflation, workers point to the trio’s record profits—a combined $21 billion in the first six months of this year—as proof that shareholders have helped themselves to more than a fair share of the pie.

On September 14 night, UAW boss Shawn Fain announced rolling strikes at Detroit’s General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler parent Stellantis.

“Tonight for the first time in our history, we will strike all three of the Big Three at once,” he said.

Pressure to upstage the Teamsters’ success with UPS

About 13,000 workers picketed the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri, Stellantis’ Toledo facility, and Ford’s Michigan Assembly in Wayne. All three focus on higher-margin models like pickup trucks and SUVs that are critical to the companies’ bottom line.

Shop floor workers elsewhere will continue to build cars under an expired contract until they are called upon to down tools and walk out.

“This strategy will keep the companies guessing. It will give our national negotiators maximum leverage and flexibility in bargaining,” Fain said. “And if we need to go all out, we will—everything is on the table.”

In a statement on September 14, Ford warned union workers that striking for better pay and conditions will hurt them financially.

“Our hourly employees would take home nearly 60% less on average with UAW strike pay than they would from working. And without vehicles in production, the profit-sharing checks that UAW workers could expect to receive early next year will also be decimated by a significant strike.”

The pressure is on Fain to win a pay hike at least as lucrative as the Teamsters’. The latter made headlines with their recent UPS deal that saw interest in applying to become a delivery driver soar. All that rival union needed to do was simply authorize a strike in order to gain enough leverage to hammer out a deal it claimed was worth $30 billion—following through on its threat proved to be unnecessary.

But not every union has been as successful in extracting concessions. The Writers’ Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild have been on strike for months to negotiate better terms with Hollywood studios with nothing to show for it.

“The money is there, the cause is righteous, the world is watching, and the UAW is ready to stand up,” union boss Fain said. “This is our defining moment.”

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