I WORK FOR FORD, I BUY A FORD.

That's a good Motto to live by and it makes sense (to you) and me, IF I worked for Ford. You probably didn't need an incentive to figure that out. Funny how the union jumped on the bandwagon with this parking issue, it clearly violates the rights of the worker, yet the Union supports it!

 

My dad worked for Ford for 34 years and now on going on my 6th year. My dad never forced me to buy Ford but did explain never bite the hand that feeds you. you dont understand how sickening it is to see the people you work next to buying brand-x cars and the same people dont understand why Ford is laying off and closing plants.

just goes to show you how loyal people are nowadays.

 

How does this violate workers rights?

This ought to be good..........

 

Why be loyal to an employer? They aren't loyal to the employee...

Most publicly owned, fortune 500 companies are loyal only to the bottom line, and the share-solders...

Soon, that statement will have 20 - 30,000 witnesses of how loyal their company was to them.

 

Seems kind of self defeating to drive a competitors vehicle. I guess if you get layed off and you hop in your non Ford vehicle and drive home, you don't have much to complain about.

 

who says employees are loyal to Ford? Their loyality is themsleves first, the Union second and lastly Ford.
As Ford being loyal to shareholders first... they are required to by law. It is their legal obligation to return to shareholders first.

 

it's a free country. The Employees are free to seek employment elsewhere if they don't like it.

 

When lay-off time comes around, maybe Ford should look at who walks to the 'foreign' lot & take names.

MR

 

I have no problems with Ford doing this. They've done it before and removed that policy of separate parking in the last 10 years or less at many of their buildings.

However, Ford (and any other company) needs to understand why their employees are buying competitive brands. Why should people spend their hard earned money on something they feel is inferior? If a person is willing to forgo employee discounts and pay $xxxx more for a competitor, Ford needs to take note and develop something that person wants. I'm not saying all Ford (or anyone else's) products are junk, but few are truely competitive.

 

Ford does give incentives to their employees for the number of A/X/Z Plan PIN#s they use or give to others to use. I forget what the breakdown is, but I have already given out two this year to members of this forum.

 

I say Kudos.

Rob, I believe this happened at the Dearborn Truck Plant in the Rouge Complex, not Michigan Truck in Wayne....

Regardless, I say, it's about time!! Other Ford facilities, as wella s GM and Honda plants have been doing this for years. It's nothing new. I suspect (and this is all my opinion) that part of the motivation for that is image of the company. The DTP is the ONLY Ford plant that gives public tours, having re-introduced them in '04 for the first time in 20-some years. What kind of image does it present when the tour busses pull up in front of one of the world's most cutting edge assembly plants and the visiting public sees a parking lot littered with Hondas, Nissans, and Toyotas? What kind of image does that present to the public? As a business-owner, or manager, doesn't it just make sense that you'd want to project an image of brand-loyalty among your employees? I mean, honestly, if a Kerby salesman comes to your door and tells you that HE uses a Hoover, are you going to buy a Kerby vacuum?

For the record, nobody's employment at Ford is based on what BRAND of vehicle they drive. The plant is able to determine which vehicles are allowed to park close to the building in the assigned spaces and areas. The "off-site" parking across the street isn't that much farther from the plant. I parked in that lot myself as an apprentice for over a year and walked in for months at a time (because the shuttle busses weren't on the same schedule as me). It's not the end of the world....

-Joe

edit: I also forgot to mention: It's also about the old phrase, "You don't bite the hand that feeds you." When Ford puts the clothes on your back, food on your table, the table under your roof, and the roof over your head, the VERY least you can do is own ONE of their vehicles. That's not too much to ask. I own two myself, and will have a third after I get married. (My soon-to-be fiancee drives a Honda.... not going to happen after we get married, superior quality, fit, and finish or not!!)

 

If the majority of the employees agree with it then that is their right to do so.