Ford workers strike at Brazil truck plant

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Reuters / September 10, 2015

Workers at a Ford Motor Company plant in Brazil began an open-ended strike on Thursday to protest job cuts, adding to labor tensions that have rattled the country's auto industry in the midst of its worst crisis in nearly two decades.

The local metalworkers union said about 4,300 employees at Ford's Sao Bernardo do Campo plant, which makes F-Series and Cargo commercial trucks, went on strike after the company sent pink slips to some 200 workers.

A Ford representative said the automaker had to reduce its workforce at the factory due to excess capacity in the face of slumping demand, but the company did not confirm the extent of the layoffs.

So far this year, heavy truck sales are down nearly 45 percent due to tighter credit, relentless inflation and a sharp economic recession.

General Motors Co and Daimler announced plans to cut 800 and 1,500 jobs from their respective Brazilian plants last month before backing off in the face of stiff union resistance.

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[Red Horse]

"Lay us off because of no orders? Well we will show them". Brilliant!

[68-f-model]

I hope it picks back up or the new electrical system sitting on my computer at work that I spent the last 6 months working on for the next generation cargo won't meet the projected volumes . It is going to cargo assembly plants in Brazil and Turkey.

[Red Horse]

F-Model-any chance that system might make it into a truck at Avon Lake? In any case nice to hear some American talent is going into the Cargo.

[Red Horse]

F-Model-any chance that system might make it into a truck at Avon Lake? In any case nice to hear some American talent is going into the Cargo.