Posted on 10/13/2018 10:00:50 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
The mainstream media is hellbent on ruining President Trump's reputation. Their latest ploy has been blaming him for Ford Motor's recent announcement of layoffs within the company. The liberal media claimed that Trump's tariffs were to blame.
A spokesperson for Ford spoke to Watchdog.org, however, and explained that the whole thing is a "MISCHARACTERIZATION."
The most recent job cuts will have an impact on salaried employees only. Manufacturing employees will not be affected. The spokesperson also explained that it has nothing to do with President Trump's tariffs.
"The reports you have read about our organization redesign work being related to external forces such as tariffs are incorrect," Ford Motor Company spokeswoman Karen Hampton explained to Watchdog.org.
She continued, "This is a global effort and not specific to the U.S. We began this effort recently as part of our CEO's work to make us a faster, more nimble, more innovative company."
Western Journal reports that Hampton explained that she wished the mainstream media who had published articles blaming Trump had spoken to Ford prior to publishing false information.
The company released a statement explaining that the restructuring changes will have no impact on manufacturing jobs or hourly workers whatsoever. The only employees who will be effected by the changes are those in "global salaried positions."
These changes are meant "to support the company's strategic objectives, create a more dynamic and empowering work environment, and become more fit as a business."
Western Journal reports:
Ford has not yet released the specific number of employees that will be lost, but said it will reveal more specifics when the time is appropriate.
Although Trump's tariffs are not causing these layoffs, some analysts have suggested that Trump's tariffs will force Ford and other automakers to lay off autoworkers if trade deals are not reached.
Ford has lost about $1 billion as a result of the international trade war, according to reports, and Morgan Stanley predicted Ford would have to lay off about 12 percent of its global workforce, which is 24,000 people. Ford's stock was down 29 percent in afternoon trading.
Ford's and other automakers' predicament are predominantly being caused by rising steel and aluminum prices, which are a result of the trade war with other nations.
Numerous automobile production companies have praised President Trump's recent trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Ford was one of those companies.
The automotive company has explained that they support policies which reduce trade barriers.
The economy of Michigan is effected by tariffs in a special way because exports and imports with other countries make up 40 percent of the state’s GDP.
"It is clear from the global trade experience, scholarly evidence and economic theory that tariff increases would likely cost us more jobs than we might gain from them,” the Mackinac Center's Senior Director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative Michael LaFaive explained to Watchdog.org.
"To the Trump Administration's credit, they have made as a stated goal eliminating tariffs and subsidies and other barriers to worldwide free trade," LaFaive continued. "That is great, but in the meantime the tariffs imposed already appear to be raising the cost of doing business for many American job providers, and with some unfortunate consequences."
Having worked at Ford through the 1990s, these layoffs would be a welcome change.
I was in Marketing management and was frustrated every day with overarching bureaucracy. Between the CEO and lowest person, there might be 30 layers of management in some areas.
There were whole departments of people who were there to provide oversight to logo usage and marketing claims. They one time confided in me that they would only give a written “No, you can’t do that!” But NEVER a “Yes, that’s fine!” That was only verbal.
The reason being was that if someone later found a problem, it would come back to them. So, you had a $20 million a year department that only dragged its feet and refused to add timely value to others.
I could only do it for six years or so. Then went to a supplier - and made my career.
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Ford Just Came To Trump' Defense ..........
LOL. me too. I was wondering what this was about.
Ha. Ha.
Ditto
The media are the masters of MISCHARACTERIZATION omit a word here and add a word there and then add the flat out lies aka leaks.
Am I the only person who read this headline and thought it was about the loopy Blasey Ford woman?
Yeah. We wuz tricked by a wordsmithed headline
Not by a LONG shot!
Periodic purging of drunks and dead wood is good for a companies health
When I read the headline, I presumed the “Ford” was Justice Kavanaugh’s scurrilous accuser. That would have been some headline, huh?
My first thought was “Hmmmm...so, the tariffs are only affecting Ford?”
And women and children...
Which is why the misleading g headline was written in that manner.
They need clicks too.
She has a PhD in Psychopathic Sleazo-ette and a touch of KuhRayZee Bitchitis...
Having worked at Ford through the 1990s, these layoffs would be a welcome change.
I was in Marketing management and was frustrated every day with overarching bureaucracy. Between the CEO and lowest person, there might be 30 layers of management in some areas.
There were whole departments of people who were there to provide oversight to logo usage and marketing claims. They one time confided in me that they would only give a written “No, you can’t do that!” But NEVER a “Yes, that’s fine!” That was only verbal.
I think your reply maybe got cut off.
I think many American companies have a problem with too many layers. It is not an easy thing to fix once it takes root.
Can you say Sears?
Yep!
And no one taking charge, at any level!
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