"After returning to the company today, I asked several branches about the development of trade union organizations. I think we should pay attention to it."
Seeing his obviously relieved son, Fang Xinshan expressed his concerns about the union.
Fang Lang understood that this was the aftereffect of his father's speech by the union today.
Looking at the office where he and his father were alone, Fang Lang lowered his voice and said:
"I've already thought of a way to deal with the union."
When Fang Xinshan heard Fang Lang's words, he breathed a long sigh of relief, with a look of joy on his face and expectation in his eyes:
"Tell me, what should we do? Drive them out directly?"
It seems that Fang Xinshan has considered a head-on confrontation with the labor union, but such thoughts are normal. No one is willing to have forces beyond their control appear in a factory they invest in.
What's more, this power is specifically against oneself. Isn't this a recipe for trouble?
"Actually, trade unions are not just emerging in Brazil. Now with the rise of Big Brother Su, it is inevitable that workers' minds will begin to awaken. This historical trend is not something we can stop."
Fang Lang shook his head and denied his father's idea.
Seeing that World War II disagreed with his point of view, Fang Xinshan asked anxiously:
"Then shall we allow them to grow in our company and then turn against us?"
Raising his hand to signal his father not to be anxious, Fang Lang pushed his father to sit on the sofa in the reception area and said with a confident smile:
"In fact, the labor union organized by the Labor Party is just copying a cat and a tiger. Their fundamental purpose is not really to protect the interests of workers, so it is actually very simple to deal with them."
Fang Xinshan, who had just sat on the sofa, was eager to know what good solution his son had, and his face turned red.
"Then tell me quickly what we should do."
But Fang Lang smiled, and unhurriedly took out a bag of tea leaves from under the coffee table and took out two teacups.
Opening the tea box, smelling the fragrance of the tea, he narrowed his eyes with satisfaction and said:
"The method is very simple. Since direct confrontation is not possible, then we can only choose to follow the trend."
Seeing Fang Lang slowly making tea, Fang Xinshan became extremely anxious.
"Let's go with the trend. Shall we join in too? But we are factory owners!"
Fang Lang raised his head and glanced at his father, signaling him to calm down. He continued to add tea leaves to the cup, then brought a thermos bottle and made two cups of tea.
He held one of the cups in front of his father and said:
"Instead of joining, we should set up our own union organization."
Perhaps influenced by Fang Lang's calmness, Fang Xinshan's impatience finally calmed down, and he took a few sips of the tea that his son had brewed for him.
I wanted to take a sip, but maybe the tea was too hot, so I quickly retracted my mouth, put the tea cup back on the coffee table, and said with a questioning face:
"Establish our own trade union? But the workers know that we established the trade union ourselves, how can they join?"
Fang Lang saw the teacup his father put on the table and smiled. It seemed that his father was indeed excited by the union's charter today and lost some control.
He even put the tea that had just been brewed to his mouth without looking at it.
He took out two cigars from his suit lining pocket and handed one to his father.
He took out a small cigar cutter from his trouser pocket, repaired the end of his cigar, handed the cutter to his father, and then said:
"As long as our union organization can get them the benefits they want, that's fine! Think about it, we refuse to negotiate with the union they established.
However, the union we established ourselves can help them fight for the benefits they want. Which union do you think they will join? "
After listening to Fang Lang's words, Fang Xinshan pruned hard
The cigar in his hand, as if he wanted to vent his dissatisfaction on the cigar, he still said angrily:
"Then don't we still have to be blackmailed by them into giving up the company's interests?"
Noticing the movements of his father's hands and looking at the wasted cigar cut by his father, Fang Lang said helplessly:
"That's for sure. If you choose not to give in now, you can only have a head-on confrontation with the opponent.
But in the face of the torrent of history, a head-on confrontation will only break us into pieces, with no chance of winning.
If we follow the trend of history and take the trade unions into our own hands, then the initiative will return to us.
For example, the union is now demanding that the twelve-hour working time be adjusted to eleven hours.
Is this too much to ask for? "
Before his father could answer, Fang Lang had already asked and answered himself:
"No, in my opinion this request is not too much.
After twelve hours of high-intensity labor, workers get tired very easily. When people are tired, it actually greatly affects work efficiency.
Some positions are even prone to accidents due to fatigue. If an accident occurs, we may not only face economic losses, but also lose a skilled worker.
Calculated in this way, it can give workers a certain amount of rest time, which is actually beneficial to reducing factory losses and improving factory production efficiency. "
Fang Xinshan only changed his identity from a farmer to a capitalist this year, and his thoughts on exploiting workers are not yet strong.
Therefore, it was easy to accept Fang Lang's statement.
Seeing his father nodding, Fang Langhua lighted the match in his hand, handed the fire to his father, lit his cigar and continued:
"Actually, in my opinion, it is the stupidest way to calculate wages according to working hours.
We should change our thinking, change the original timekeeping to piecework, and set a basic salary and minimum task standard. As long as he completes the number of tasks we specify, he can get his piecework commission based on this piecework standard.
Those who cannot complete the task can only get a basic salary. Those who cannot complete the task for several consecutive months can only say that they are not suitable for this job.
Workers who want high wages will naturally find ways to improve their work efficiency.
If workers with low work efficiency want to work overtime on their own initiative, we must also clearly tell them that we are a formal enterprise and do not advocate overtime work. Even if you work overtime, I will not pay you overtime pay.
Leave it up to them to decide whether to work overtime. We can also gain a good reputation. "
The father, who had taken a long puff of cigar, opened his lips slightly and narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't know whether he was savoring the aroma of the cigar in his mouth or thinking about Fang Lang's words.
After a long while, he said with a smile:
"This is a good idea. If we really change it like this, it won't matter if our working hours are shortened by two hours."
Seeing that his father understood his thoughts, Fang Lang also smiled and said:
"Yes, in this case, the union we established was able to get the benefits everyone wanted for his family, but their union got nothing. Of course the workers knew what to choose."
Fang Xinshan probably thought of something, his smile faded slightly, his brows furrowed slightly and he said:
"What if our union leader is bribed by them and doesn't listen to our orders and deliberately goes against us?"
Fang Lang took a deep breath from the cigar, held the smoke in his mouth, stirred it gently in his mouth twice with his tongue, letting the fragrance stay between his lips and teeth before slowly spitting it out, and then took another breath of fresh air before smiling and saying:
"Since it is a union established by ourselves, of course we have the power to appoint and remove the union president. If someone doesn't obey the orders, just replace them with someone who does!
In fact, the union we established ourselves has another biggest advantage.
That is, we do not need to charge workers a membership fee. Do you think workers can refuse a union that can protect their own interests and can be joined without having to pay for it?
If we cannot collect membership fees from workers, the union will have no source of funds of its own. Leaders at all levels of the union must rely on us to pay wages. Whose orders do you think they will listen to? "
After listening to Fang Lang's words, Fang Xinshan slapped his thigh, smoke came out of his mouth, stood up and said with a smile:
"Haha. This is a good idea. Let's do it this way. From now on, our group's labor union will no longer be an organization that opposes us, but will become a department of our company. Then there will be nothing to fear."
Seeing the smile on his father's face, he knew that his doubts were gone and his mood recovered.
Fang Lang also smiled and added:
"Actually, the union can do a lot of things, such as organizing a small birthday party for every employee who has a birthday.
When the weather is hot, on behalf of the company, we send some food to cool down the frontline workers.
Help some workers whose families are in difficulty, organize internal donations, etc.
Of course, these must be done in the name of the company.
This will not only increase workers' recognition of the union, but also increase workers' cohesion towards the company. "
Fang Xinshan also relaxed at this moment, leaning on the leather sofa, and said happily:
"Hmm, then the leader of this union must be chosen well, so that these good reputations can truly fall on the company's head, and don't be used by people with ulterior motives to win people's hearts."
Nodding, Fang Lang said softly:
"In fact, when it comes to selecting candidates, we can let the workers vote and elect the grassroots union members themselves!
But the power to appoint and remove middle-level and high-level employees must be in our own hands.
Of course, the middle-level workers we select can also be selected from the grass-roots personnel elected by the workers. Becoming a middle-level union worker can free them from their original jobs.
When you become a full-time union worker, your salary can also be adjusted appropriately.
In addition, we continue to train them on their trade union work responsibilities, so that they know what kind of work they should do.
Slowly they will start working according to our work requirements.
And they are originally elected by the workers themselves.
Of course, workers will be more convinced by such union cadres.
However, one thing we need to pay attention to is that we should not keep those who have joined the labor union formed by the Labor Party and participated in many activities.
Slowly look for opportunities to expel these people.
During the election of grassroots trade union cadres, we must make it clear that workers who have already joined other trade union organizations are prohibited from joining new trade union organizations.
These Labor union activists were excluded from the new trade union organization from the outset. "
At this moment, Fang Xinshan could be said to be full of admiration for his own eldest son. What was so troublesome for him, after his operation, not only became no trouble, but also became a new means for him to manage the factory.
This method of turning crisis into opportunity is really sophisticated!
"I understand, in the future we can manage the minds of factory workers through trade union organizations."
