Ford and the UAW

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This paper analyzes the relationship between the Ford Motor Company and United Auto Workers (UAW) Union over the years. It looks at how the company hired and managed its UAW employees, how the UAW formed to help employees bargain with their employers and how as a result, the human resource management of the company has transformed. Today, The United Auto Workers work with Ford in a variety of ways to enhance the employees' experience and benefits.

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"In the 1970s, automakers faced the popularity of increasing imports from Japan, and the union had to make concessions, and become more involved in the operations at Ford's plants, to ensure their own survival. "At Ford the UAW went even further. It became deeply involved in the implementation of teamworking and in the improvement of productivity and quality. It accepted wage reductions in exchange for fewer redundancies than had been desired by management" (Freyssenet 31). They also had to face dwindling oil supplies during the oil crisis and the growing interest in smaller, more fuel saving models."

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