The dockworkers control the four major ports that the EVs can enter the country through.
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strike. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
A Swedish union is leading strikes against Tesla to secure a collective labor agreement, which is common in Sweden. Now dockworkers are threatening to block all Teslas unless better working conditions are agreed
Swedish dockworkers have also said they would support the strike and block all deliveries of Teslas from being unloaded.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
in the first week of the UAW strike alone, automakers suffered from a collective $1.6 billion in economic losses
Recent estimates released by the Anderson Economic Group (AEG) out of East Lansing, Michigan indicated that in the first week of the UAW strike alone, automakers suffered from a collective $1.6 billion in economic losses – a staggering sum, indeed. With the UAW now walking out of an additional 38 GM and Stellantis parts and distribution centers as well, it also figures to grow substantially in the coming week, too.
Monday, May 20, 2019
A small place named Big Bay, that Henry Ford bought in 1943, but the Ford Company sold it in 1951 as it was not profitable to make cars there
Henry and Clara Ford enjoyed visiting Big Bay when staying at the nearby Huron Mountain Club.
The Huron Mountain Club is a private 8000 acre 50 member only place where the megawealthy bought and built "cabins" some twice the size of regular houses, much like the "summer homes" the super rich had in Rhode Island, and the "summer camps" the super rich made in the Adirondacks. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-publication-of-adventures-in.html
There were two founders, one was Patton's father in law. Fred Miller of Miller Brewing Co was an early member, so was the Dodge family, they bought 3 cabins
And it has a garage that keeps the old Jeeps going, that many members leave on site.
The dues each year are paid by the members, and that was about 2 million in 2015.
It took Henry Ford 13 years to join this mysterious elite club. Fred Bear (famous archer) never got in. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/01/an-unusual-roadside-attraction-near.html
The club began in the 1880's by some wealthy Marquette businessmen encompassing some 20 thousand acres. Henry Ford became obsessed with joining, but couldn't based on bylaws of 50 members only.
So he bought all of the land around the club and denied access…. After boating in and out for awhile the club reconsidered
Ford's Detroit legal team blocked the proposed M-35 truck route from being built through club property.
In 1929, during the stock market crash, Henry built a $100k cabin on the club property. He felt the best slate came from the bottom of a pit... so he had the pit drained. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=5105412572815693&set=gm.1261259951048162&idorvanity=674535449720618
HMC lives on today with its secrets and limited club membership. Mostly because nearly no one knows it exists. Only a few teens who got summer jobs, the postal delivery and such.
In 1943, Henry bought the Big Bay community's sawmill, power plant, and houses and turned Big Bay into a company town. Its quaint hotel, the two-story building at right, became a popular destination for vacationing Ford executives. Ford Motor Company abandoned the unprofitable venture in 1951.
if it sounds shocking to hear that the founder of Fo Mo Co bought towns, then get ready for more shocks, he also owned Pequaming, Alberta, etc etc. and you've probably heard of Fordlandia
Ford was progressive in his employee care, to a point. If they had a strike, he had the police kill them. That's just a fact. Don't believe me? Look Harry Bennett and the Service Men, or Mayor of Detroit, Clyde Ford, Henry's cousin, and the Fort Street bascule bridge Massacre where Henry ordered his security guards, his "Service Men" to open fire, and the Dearborn Police Dept to open fire and told his cousin, the Mayor, to have the Detroit PD open fire, and some Ford hench men had Thompson submachine guns... so did some cops. The Detroit Fire Dept open up 2 inch fire hoses (this was in March 1932) to freeze the protestors and strikers.
But when they were working for him, he provided a town, homes, hospital, school, indoor plumbing, etc.
this map is from 1945
if it sounds shocking to hear that the founder of Fo Mo Co bought towns, then get ready for more shocks, he also owned Pequaming, Alberta, etc etc. and you've probably heard of Fordlandia
Ford was progressive in his employee care, to a point. If they had a strike, he had the police kill them. That's just a fact. Don't believe me? Look Harry Bennett and the Service Men, or Mayor of Detroit, Clyde Ford, Henry's cousin, and the Fort Street bascule bridge Massacre where Henry ordered his security guards, his "Service Men" to open fire, and the Dearborn Police Dept to open fire and told his cousin, the Mayor, to have the Detroit PD open fire, and some Ford hench men had Thompson submachine guns... so did some cops. The Detroit Fire Dept open up 2 inch fire hoses (this was in March 1932) to freeze the protestors and strikers.
But when they were working for him, he provided a town, homes, hospital, school, indoor plumbing, etc.
this map is from 1945
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/379858/
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/145299
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The effect of a UAW and teamsters strikes on GM
In 1972 the UAW strike lasted 174 days, stopping production at the Ohio plant. The result was 1100 Camaro's failing to meet 1973 Federal bumper safety standards. http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z169/Chevrolet-Camaro-RS.aspx
GM went on strike due to the Vietnam War. Some cars were finished with Buick interiors to go around. http://www.chevellesrus.com/parts/1968.html
Chevelles had Buick interiors possibly due to race riots in Baltimore & KC in early April associated with MLK assasination, and not a strike http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229304
Rather than stop production, assembly plants in Baltimore, Fremont, and Kansas City went to Buick and Oldsmobile for door panels and seat covers. A large number of '68 Chevelles from March to june of '68 had Buick and Olds interiors. Muscle Car Review, March 2009 issue, page 36
April 1oth was the start of a strike that lasted until June 9th. This stopped production of Corvettes, forcing Delorean to continue the production of 1969 Corvettes past the ordinary Sept time of a new model year... causing a all time high production of Corvettes of 38762 units. This also was a cause of low quality control in the 1969 model Corvette. A 1970 Road and Track survey had quality as the worst feature of the Corvette
The April 6 1970 to May 6 strike of the Teamsters and the late start of the '70 vette caused a low production number of just 17316
GM went on strike due to the Vietnam War. Some cars were finished with Buick interiors to go around. http://www.chevellesrus.com/parts/1968.html
Chevelles had Buick interiors possibly due to race riots in Baltimore & KC in early April associated with MLK assasination, and not a strike http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229304
Rather than stop production, assembly plants in Baltimore, Fremont, and Kansas City went to Buick and Oldsmobile for door panels and seat covers. A large number of '68 Chevelles from March to june of '68 had Buick and Olds interiors. Muscle Car Review, March 2009 issue, page 36
April 1oth was the start of a strike that lasted until June 9th. This stopped production of Corvettes, forcing Delorean to continue the production of 1969 Corvettes past the ordinary Sept time of a new model year... causing a all time high production of Corvettes of 38762 units. This also was a cause of low quality control in the 1969 model Corvette. A 1970 Road and Track survey had quality as the worst feature of the Corvette
The April 6 1970 to May 6 strike of the Teamsters and the late start of the '70 vette caused a low production number of just 17316
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