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Detroit automakers and union leaders spar over 4,800 layoffs at non-striking factories_我的网站

一 |     DETROIT -- Detroit's three automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the United Auto Workers strikes, which have lasted for nearly four weeks.The companies say the strikes have nevertheless forced them to impose those layoffs. They note that the job cuts have occurred mainly at factories that make parts for assembly plants that were closed by strikes. In one case, layoffs have been imposed at a factory that uses supplies from a parts factory on strike.The UAW rejects that argument. It contends that the layoffs are unjustified and were imposed as part of the companies' pressure campaign to persuade UAW members to accept less favorable terms in negotiations with automakers. The factories that have been affected by layoffs are in six states: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana and New York. Sam Fiorani, an analyst with AutoForecast Solutions, a consulting firm, said he thinks the layoffs reflect a simple reality: The automakers are losing money because of the strikes. By slowing or idling factories that are running below their capacities because of strike-related parts shortages, Fiorani said, the companies can mitigate further losses.“It doesn’t make sense to keep running at 30% or 40% of capacity when it normally runs at 100%,” he said. “We’re not looking at huge numbers of workers relative to the ones actually being struck. But there is fallout.”In a statement, Bryce Currie, vice president of Americas manufacturing at Ford, said: “While we are doing what we can to avoid layoffs, we have no choice but to reduce production of parts that would be destined for a plant that is on strike."UAW President Shawn Fain countered in a statement that the automakers were using layoffs to pressure the union into settling the strike. With billions in profits, Fain argued, the companies don’t have to lay off a single employee.The UAW began striking against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis on Sept. 15, with one assembly plant from each company. The next week, the union expanded the strike to 38 GM and Stellantis parts warehouses. Assembly plants from Ford and GM were added the week after that. All told, about 25,000 workers have walked off their jobs at the three automakers. Striking workers are receiving $500 a week from the union’s strike pay fund. By contrast, anyone who is laid off would qualify for state unemployment aid, which, depending on a variety of circumstances, could be less or more than $500 a week. “Their plan won’t work,” Fain said. “The UAW will make sure any worker laid off in the Big Three’s latest attack will not go without an income.”GM said it has laid off 2,330 workers, including 1,600 at a temporarily closed assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, that makes the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 small SUV. The plant uses metal parts produced at the GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri, which is on strike. Other GM facilities that have been affected by layoffs are in Lockport, New York; Toledo, Ohio; Marion, Indiana; Parma, Ohio; and Lansing, Michigan.Ford said it has laid off 1,865 workers. They include 600 auto-body and parts-stamping employees in Wayne, Michigan, who are not on strike but who have been affected by a nearby assembly plant that has been struck. Other Ford locations with layoffs include Chicago; Sterling Heights and Livonia, Michigan; and Cleveland and Lima, Ohio. Stellantis said late Monday that it had laid off about 640 workers, including 520 at an engine factory complex in Trenton, Michigan, that supplies a Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, that is on strike. Other locations with layoffs include a metal casting plant in Kokomo, Indiana, and a machining factory in Toledo. Fiorani said that if the strike widens, more workers will likely be laid off at non-striking plants. Once metal stamping factories that supply multiple assembly plants have produced enough parts for non-striking facilities, the companies would likely shut them down.“Once you've filled up the stocks for the other plants you supply," he said, “you have to lay off the workers and wait out the strike.”Separate companies that manufacture parts for the automakers are likely to have laid off workers but might not report them publicly, said Patrick Anderson, CEO of the Anderson Economic Group in Lansing, Michigan. A survey of parts supply companies by a trade association called MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers found that 30% of members have laid off workers and that more than 60% expect to start layoffs in mid-October.Fiorani said that while larger parts suppliers can likely withstand the strike, smaller companies that make parts for the bigger companies might not have enough cash or the ability to borrow to outlast the job actions. Some, he said, may have a couple dozen workers “and don't have billions in value to use as collateral in loans,” he said. Thus far, the union has decided to target a small number of plants from each company rather than have all 146,000 UAW members at the automakers go on strike at the same time.Last week, the union reported progress in the talks and decided not to add any more plants. This came after GM agreed to bring joint-venture electric vehicle battery factories into the national master contract, almost assuring that the plants will be unionized.Battery plants are a major point of contention in the negotiations. The UAW wants those plants to be unionized to assure jobs and top wages for workers who will be displaced by the industry's ongoing transition to electric vehicles.。    随着AEIS考试越来越近，新加坡教育部官网已经更新了2024年AEIS的最新考试信息：图源：SEAB官网现在，同学们已经可以前往新加坡考评局SEAB网站下载自己的准考证了。如果你还没准备好准考证，或者还不清楚考前的注意事项，那就抓紧看看这份攻略吧！01 准考证下载流程 所有注册成功考生都会收到新加坡考试与评估委员会(SEAB)的电子邮件。图源：SEAB官网根据邮件通知，在SEAB考生门户网站的个人账户(Candidate Portal)中检索和下载学生Entry Proof（也就是准考证）。登陆后页面跳转，注册使用的邮箱中会收到考生门户一次性密码(OTP)密码，这个密码会在1分钟后失效，所以要尽快完成输入！图源：SEAB官网输入后就可以下载准考证了，其中会注明考生编号Candidate’s Index Number、入学年级Admission Level、考试时间表Test Schedule和考试地点Test Venue等重要信息。考生在进入考场时，也必须出示相关的证明材料：准考证(Entry Proof)护照信息页复印件(近期换新护照的考生要带上旧护照复印件)注意，不要在Entry Proof或护照复印件上写任何东西。

二 | 考试期间需要将准考证和护照复印件放在考试桌面上，以便核对。

三 | 02 考试地点安排 根据官网消息，今年的考试地点在新加坡共和理工学院Agora Halls。

四 | 图源：学校官网以前AEIS都是在新加坡博览中心举行，交通还是比较便利。但是今年的考点却选在了五所理工学院中最偏远的共和理工举办，且该区域及其周边，缺乏酒店设施，给考生带来了不便。就交通而言，最快捷的方式莫过于搭乘地铁系统中的红色或棕色线路，并在Woodlands（兀兰）站下车，但即便如此，从地铁站步行至活动地点仍需将近1公里的距离。新加坡地铁线路图因此，在预订酒店时，建议优先考虑位于红色地铁线Novena（诺维娜）至Bishan（碧山）区间内的酒店，或者选择绿线Clementi（金文泰）站附近的住宿，并可通过在Jurong East（裕廊东）站换乘红色地铁线前往活动地点。无论选择何种路线，整个行程往返至少需耗时一个多小时，请参与者提前做好规划与准备。03 考试物品准备 1.2B铅笔、橡皮、尺子、三角尺等作图工具；2. 蓝黑或黑色签字笔，禁止使用水彩笔或其他相近颜色的画笔；3. 文具必须放入透明塑料文件袋；4. 不可以带修正带或涂改液；5. S-AEIS考场冷气空调很强，建议带一件外套，穿长衣长裤，运动鞋(不可以穿拖鞋)；6. 学生护照原件和个人资料页的复印件(有效期要超过6个月)如果担心护照原件弄丢，可带复印件；7. 新加坡考试局发出的准考证打印件，可打印双面；8. 新加坡的学生证(如有)；9. 新加坡的家属准证(如有)。注：护照复印件和准考证打印件一定要带着，并且准考证上一定不能涂写；中学上午考完试，下午还需要检查文件入场。

五 | 成功报名AEIS的同学们注意啦！ 孩子去新加坡参与考试，如何往返、如何住宿、交通怎么安排、饭食如何购买等等，无一不是难事。尤其是这次的考场位置很偏，不熟悉新加坡的交通是不容易到达的。不用烦恼！课窝教育为此专门推出了，AEIS考试最强VIP考生考试团！VIP考生考试团行程时间2024年9月1日至2024年9月6日考试团费用18000元人民币考试团服务1.往返机票2.入境服务3.住宿安排4.电话卡5.交通卡6.接送机服务7.AEIS考场陪同参观8.AEIS考试送考9.AEIS考试当天中晚餐10.新加坡当地游玩考试团不包含： 行程中发生的个人费用；出入境个人物品海关征税，超重行李的托运费、保管费；因交通延阻、战争、政变、罢工、天气、飞机机器故障、航班取消或更改时间等不可抗力原因引致的额外费用；酒店内洗衣、理发、电话、传真、收费电视、饮品、烟酒等私人消费。

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