Sanand Ford India workers protest against meager wages14 September, 2023For the past 27 days, workers at the Ford India plant in Sanand, Gujarat, have been boycotting food provided by the company in protest against management’s refusal to increase wages in collective bargaining negotiations.
Why are so many auto plants closing?14 September, 2023Auto plants provide well-paid, highly skilled and heavily unionized work, so a spate of plant closures and retrenchments in several countries is worrying for unions. While we need to fight closures plant by plant, we also need to understand the wider structural drivers.
Ford workers in Brazil seek alternative ways to protect jobs22 February, 2021Ford workers are looking for alternative ways to protect their jobs and have agreed to begin talks with the US carmaker’s global management team. They are also looking into the possibility of introducing a bill to nationalize Ford’s operations in Brazil.
Ford workers in Brazil seek alternative ways to protect jobs22 February, 2021Ford workers are looking for alternative ways to protect their jobs and have agreed to begin talks with the US carmaker’s global management team. They are also looking into the possibility of introducing a bill to nationalize Ford’s operations in Brazil.
Brazilian unions fight to protect 5,000 jobs at Ford19 January, 2021Ford has announced its intention to close three plants in Brazil, resulting in 5,000 workers losing their jobs. IndustriALL is calling on Ford to reconsider the decision and to discuss alternative solutions with the unions.
Brazilian unions fight to protect 5,000 jobs at Ford19 January, 2021Ford has announced its intention to close three plants in Brazil, resulting in 5,000 workers losing their jobs. IndustriALL is calling on Ford to reconsider the decision and to discuss alternative solutions with the unions.
Ford workers in Russia demand decent compensation16 April, 2019More than 1,000 workers at the Ford-Sollers plant in Vsevolozhsk, Russia, will be laid-off in July 2019 due to the closure of the plant. Their unions demand the continuity of the plant under a new owner and a fair distribution of the funds allocated for compensation.
Los trabajadores de Ford en Rusia exigen una indemnización decente16 April, 201916 de abril de 2019. Más de 1.000 trabajadores de la planta de Ford-Sollers en Vsevolozhsk (Rusia) serán despedidos en julio de 2019 debido al cierre de la fábrica. Sus sindicatos piden que se mantenga la planta con un nuevo propietario y una justa distribución de los fondos asignados para las indemnizaciones.
Ford workers in Russia demand decent compensation16 April, 2019More than 1,000 workers at the Ford-Sollers plant in Vsevolozhsk, Russia, will be laid-off in July 2019 due to the closure of the plant. Their unions demand the continuity of the plant under a new owner and a fair distribution of the funds allocated for compensation.
Unions prepare campaign to keep Ford factories in Russia21 March, 2019Ford union representatives and their national and international colleagues spent two days debating possible ways of safeguarding jobs at the Ford Sollers joint venture in Russia, and their response to the potential closure of other Ford plants, after the company announced a review of its strategy in the country.
