Ford Otosan Ceases Production In Nn Amid Ongoing Industrial Action

Cameron Aubernon
by Cameron Aubernon

Remember when we said all was well for Ford Otosan regarding recent industrial actions? It’s no longer the case, as one plant ceases production once more.

Ford Otosan said it ceased production at its İnönü facility “until further notice” — where the Ford Cargo commercial truck is assembled — as a precaution after some of the strikers did not leave the plant, Reuters reports.

The industrial action over working conditions and pay — also affecting Ford Otosan’s plant in Gölcük, as well as operations belonging to Fiat (Tofaş) and Renault-Nissan (Oyak-Renault) — began last month when union Turk Metal negotiated a 60 percent wage hike for workers at a Bosch Fren factory, but failed to do the same with the rest of Turkey’s auto workers.

Renault-Nissan offered to pay striking workers ₺1,000 ($370 USD) to resume production by midnight May 25, only for workers to reject the deal when the automaker’s employer union made revisions said not to benefit employees.

[Source: Ford Trucks/ Facebook]

Cameron Aubernon
Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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  • Toad Toad on May 26, 2015

    "Industrial Action?" Can't we just call a strike a strike? When writers use Orwellian language I assume that they are trying to hide or shade the truth. BTW, it would have been useful to mention in what country these events are taking place.

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    • 319583076 319583076 on May 27, 2015

      @Whatnext Kudos to Cameron for using the actual Turkish characters. The modern Turkish alphabet is incredibly rational compared to English. The Turkish alphabet was reformed shortly after WWI, is comprised of 29 characters, each of which represents a specific sound in the Turkish language. There is no such thing as a spelling bee in Turkey because the language is a phonetic representation of the word, i.e. - each character is spoken. Therefore, if you can say a word, you can spell it and if you can read it, you can pronounce it.

  • Lou_BC Lou_BC on May 26, 2015

    Toad - you can't assume that every country and culture uses the same definitions and slang. $370 USD.......... is that a bonus?, the actual wage increase? and if so over what time frame? I'm assuming that is the monthly wage.

    • JohnTaurus JohnTaurus on May 26, 2015

      The way it was worded, I took it as a lump sum to get them to drop it and go back to work.

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