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Gerald Ford: “But 96 percent of all businesses now, I understand, have the team concept, but what they do is try to improve the…”

On the recordMay 8, 1996
But 96 percent of all businesses now, I understand, have the team concept, but what they do is try to improve the assembly line, to try to improve, so that the nuts and bolts ought to be here on the right instead of on the left. The Ranger truck in Louisville that was not doing so well, management and the employees got together and they were able to learn to put the truck upside-down and be able to lean on the machine that tightens the bolts and turn the truck back up and were able to do these things. That is fine. But now are you saying that these teams will be able to negotiate wages? Negotiate hours? Is that the team concept that you want?
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing the implications of the team concept in businesses and its impact on negotiations.

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