Polman sat in the passenger seat of the Willys Jeep, tilting his head to listen to Fang Lang's instructions.
"No problem, boss, our designers are not idle during this period, everyone is designing modification plans!
In addition to finding ways to arrange more seats in the seat layout.
Everyone's energy is mainly focused on solving the problem of sound insulation and insulation materials for aircraft. "
Fang Lang looked at Bollman with interest and said:
"Oh! So have you achieved certain results now?"
"Of course, boss, we have studied the main sound insulation and thermal insulation materials currently used on passenger aircraft in various countries, and combined with the latest scientific results that have emerged in the past two years, we have found a brand new solution.
After calculation, this solution will reduce the cost by 20% while maintaining the same sound insulation and thermal insulation effect.
The weight is ten percent lighter than before. "
With a proud expression on his face, Polman expressed his merit to Fang Lang.
"Haha. Great job. Can you see the finished product?"
Fang Lang was very happy to hear that the company's team had reduced costs by 20%.
"Yes, boss, the finished product is currently being tested in our laboratory."
As he spoke, he pointed with his finger to a two-story building on the other side of the factory that covered a very large area.
There is still a clear difference between the style of this building and the factory building.
Fang Lang nodded and said:
"Come on, let's go over and take a look."
Polman nodded quickly and signaled the driver to turn around and go to the laboratory.
The vehicle went around the side of the laboratory and headed towards the main entrance. From a distance, Fang Lang saw someone talking incessantly to a group of workers in an open space outside the laboratory.
Fang Lang laughed at Polman and said:
"Why don't you use an indoor environment for your worker training?"
Polman also saw the crowd not far away, but his expression became a little ugly.
"Boss, that's not our worker training."
Fang Lang was also stunned by Bollman's return.
"What do you mean? It's not our worker training, so what are you doing?"
Hearing Fang Lang's question, Polman's expression became even more ugly and he said:
"Boss, those who are wearing uniforms and listening to the lecture are all our workers, but the people who are speaking are not our people."
Fang Lang took a serious look at Bollman to confirm that he was not talking nonsense.
He said with an unhappy expression:
"What do you mean? In our factory, can outsiders come in directly and train our workers?"
Polman said somewhat helplessly:
"Boss, this person said he was a staff member of the Sao Paulo City Council and that he came to the factory to express condolences to the workers on behalf of the Labor Party.
We also asked the city council and this person was indeed from the Sao Paulo City Council.
At first, we didn't pay much attention to it. It was normal for the government to express condolences to workers. But later, this person came to the factory to express condolences every two days.
Each time a group of workers had to be organized and lectured for more than two hours.
Our work progress has been seriously affected.
What's even more disgusting is that he also wants to drag our laboratory staff over to listen to him.
At first, we paid enough attention to him and asked everyone to participate in the activities organized by him. However, none of us knew Portuguese, and we listened for a long time without knowing what he was talking about.
Later, I heard from local workers that he wanted to set up a branch of their labor party in our company, form a trade union organization, and lead everyone to fight for better benefits with the boss.
Try to shorten everyone’s working hours. "
The more he listened to Polman's words, the darker Fang Lang's face became. What's going on? Is Brazil already that advanced in this regard?
Fang Lang is not against labor unions, but he is afraid of encountering the kind of labor unions that Fuyao's Lao Cao encountered in the United States. Looking at the current situation, Fang Lang may actually encounter them.
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With the rapid rise of Big Brother Su in recent years, worker organizations have begun to bloom all over the world.
As mentioned earlier, the reason why the former British Prime Minister came to the United States to give a speech was precisely because Churchill saw the impact of this phenomenon on the capitalist world. This Iron Curtain speech actually kicked off the Cold War.
What Fang Lang didn't expect was that Brazil, a South American country with an underdeveloped economy, would have such a situation happen so early.
Holding back the dissatisfaction in his heart, Fang Lang asked:
"Labor Party? Isn't the Labor Party the political party founded by the former President of Brazil, Mr. Vargas?
It hasn’t been established for a long time! As far as I know, Mr. Vargas’s purpose in establishing the Labor Party is to gain votes from workers and farmers!
It’s not the Labor Party’s style to engage in trade unions, isn’t it? "
After finishing speaking, he looked at his father Fang Xinshan beside him with some worry and said:
"Dad! Does this happen to other factories in our group?"
Fang Xinshan nodded and said:
"As far as I know, our steel plants, shipyards, and cigarette factories have all established such unions. However, not many people have participated.
Because they charge five percent of the monthly salary as a dues from every worker who joins the union.
Most workers are unwilling to pay this fee, so not many people join the union. "
Hearing such an answer, Fang Lang suddenly felt his scalp numb!
This is really a monster. His career has just started and he is encountering such trouble.
Is it necessary to imitate Fuyao's Lao Cao and directly refuse the union's entry?
Fang Lang lost interest in visiting the laboratory. After the vehicle stopped, he got out of the car and came to the lively event.
I found a place and sat down.
He wanted to hear what kind of flowers this guy could tell.
The person who spoke, seeing the arrogance of Fang Lang and others, also knew that he was a big shot in the factory. Especially when he saw Bohrman accompanying Fang Lang, he knew that Fang Lang and others might be the boss of the company.
Not only did he not show any timidity, he actually showed more passion.
His eyes looked at Fang Lang provocatively from time to time.
Fang Lang didn't care and continued to sit there and listen to this guy talking nonsense.
Fang Lang was originally a little worried, fearing that this guy would really fool all the workers into lameness.
But as he listened, Fang Lang discovered that although this guy was speaking very passionately, his eloquence seemed to be pretty good.
But the logical thinking is not clear enough, and the grasp of theoretical knowledge is not solid enough. I keep talking about the rights that workers should have.
The meaning of preaching is quite strong.
Fang Lang, who was listening below, was a little worried for him. His level of ideological work was worse than his own!
Fang Lang believed that the theoretical knowledge he learned in the school of later generations was enough to defeat the two swordsmen in front of him.
I also listened to the other party keep boasting about the benefits of joining the union and what kind of benefits they can obtain for everyone.
This actually made the workers a little excited.
But then this guy came up with another sentence, the fees for joining the union.
A basin of cold water was poured directly on the heads of the workers, which quickly cooled the enthusiasm of the workers who had just become a little interested.
After watching this guy's performance for a while, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly.
It's not that Fang Lang looks down on the other party, but even if this guy can set up a trade union organization in his factory, only very few people will join.
No wonder his father Fang Xinshan said that not many people in other factories have joined the union.
Just because Fang Lang doesn't like this guy doesn't mean that Fang Lang doesn't like the power of the union. He won't let down his guard against them carelessly.
After all, the manufacturing industries of many developed countries in later generations were destroyed at the hands of this humble organization.
The other party preached here for nearly an hour. Although Fang Lang felt that this guy's level was not good, he did not choose to leave.
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Instead, he has been waiting quietly for the other party to finish his speech.
Polman didn't understand why the boss was sitting here listening to this unintelligible guy saying things that were not conducive to the development of the factory, and he didn't look angry at all.
He even noticed the expression of disdain appearing on the corners of Fang Lang's mouth many times.
Fang Xinshan took time to come here today to accompany his son to visit the aircraft manufacturing factory that was about to open, so he had plenty of time.
Although he didn't understand why Fang Lang spent so much time listening to this guy's nonsense.
But it was not all without gain. Originally, he only knew that this organization called the labor union had appeared in his company, but this organization did not attract his attention.
But after listening to what this guy spread today, his face began to look a little ugly. Isn't this an organization that specifically opposes his boss?
Negotiating with the boss on behalf of workers to reduce working hours and increase wages is such a good thing. What's even more outrageous is that he wants to organize everyone to go on strike and blackmail the boss.
If this really allowed this organization to grow and develop, wouldn't my factory become a job for them?
The more he listened, the darker his face became. He wanted to drive this bastard out of his factory, but he soon calmed down.
Because he could notice things, he believed that Fang Lang could also understand them.
But Fang Lang didn't look angry at all. Instead, he looked a little disappointed. Now that he was sitting among the workers, it was difficult for him to ask questions. He could only ask in private after the event was over.
Finally, the event is over.
Fang Lang stood up with a smile, took the initiative to shake hands with the other party and said:
"Hello, my name is Fang Lang, and I am one of the shareholders of this company.
I have to say that your speech was wonderful and I gained a lot!
I think it is necessary for me to re-examine our relationship with workers.
I don’t know if I have the honor of knowing your name. "
The other party obviously did not expect that Fang Lang, as the representative of the factory owner, would have such an attitude.
This was exactly the opposite of what he expected.
When he came here today, he had already heard that the owner of the factory was going to inspect the factory.
Some people discouraged him from canceling today's speech event to avoid direct conflict with management and causing unnecessary trouble.
But after careful consideration, he rejected the good intentions of others, and instead deliberately moved the venue of the speech event to the open space outside the laboratory building. He just wanted to let the management representatives who came to inspect the factory today see the event he hosted.
Moreover, he very much expected the employer to take some coercive measures against him, and it would be best to have a conflict between himself and the other party in front of everyone.
He must let all the worker brothers feel his determination to fight for everyone's welfare, and he must also let everyone see that the employer has nothing to fear.
Therefore, we chose to stand firmly with him and fight against these capitalists together.
It would be best if I could be slightly injured. As a city government employee, I was beaten by the employer when organizing activities in the factory.
If he behaves more bravely, his status within the party will definitely be improved.
But what people didn't expect was that the young shareholder on the other side didn't act according to common sense at all!
He even took the initiative to praise his speech very well and wanted to re-examine the relationship between himself and the workers.
Didn't the other party feel that he was deliberately provocative?
Didn’t your expression in your eyes during the speech just now be good enough?
