Ford strikers: 'Give us same pay as Western workers'

The Ford car plant near St. Petersburg in Russia is at a standstill, with workers on strike demanding pay increases of up to 30 per cent. The U.S. automaker says the workers' demands are excessive, and won't negotiate with them until 26 November.

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[jamespelham1978]

erm, of course they should have the same pay. The excuse "it's a poor country so they should remain poor" is utterly pathetic, and underlines the sickening belief that some countries deserve a better quality of life than others. The rest of the world, if it is to retain its integrity, should stand behind these workers 100%.

[shipboy08]

Fire them all without a blink. It's worth making an example out of them. No profits for a while until you reestablish your workforce. Do what Ronald Reagan did to the air traffic controllers union attempt. Give the workers the option to come back to work but behave themselves. You must keep your hand strong on these employees, that's what they are.

[VolcanicMagma]

As a western worker I believe Ford may give in to your demands (thats only about $50 a week (or so)if they won't budge then ask if you can get pay for your brake time, that may open doors, and if YOU'S the workers find a way to help with Ideas to help produce vehicels at a cheaper cost the company may give raises knowing they have people with engineering minds. Help them maybe they'll help you and say SPASIbO and give you more. We work with them and get farther along. GOOD LUCK

[MarkDouglasC]

WOrkers got a little greedy, it seems. Thats human nature. I know guys who were laid off, go 95% of their pay, and exercised all day and played ping pong all day -with ping pong robot -- at company state of the art health club.  Greeeeeeeed is a deadly sin, boys.

[crazygrrl89]

Ford should move to Ukraine. The Kherson region is particularly nice and they won't have to worry about Putin's thugs.

[glebonator]

Russia might not be as comfy as western euro, but it's quite quite far from being the "third world". Regardless, wages there are lower and that is what transnational corporations are exploiting. They'll slow rise (kinda like what happened in India with software, their wages used to be like 1/10 and now are 1/3).

[PW140282]

Absolutely. Workers of a third world country will never be paid the same as a Western European. Don't be surprised if the plant is shut, and moved to the Ukraine, or Asia.

[RmanDC]

russians do have a discent card there, Ford has 3 options, Pay higher wages, higher new unexperienced staff, or have the plant sit dourmant.

[glebonator]

same pay? ridiculous... that's the only reason ford has a plant in russia in the first place - cheaper wages!