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A | DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.In a rare speech during contract talks in the company's hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories. “It’s the absolute lifeblood of our company. And if we lose it, we will lose to the competition. America loses. Many jobs will be lost,” said the great grandson of company founder Henry Ford.The company, he said, builds more vehicles in America and has more United Auto Workers employees than any company, which has increased its costs in a highly competitive industry.Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis. “Many of our competitors moved jobs to Mexico as we added jobs here in the U.S.,” Ford said.The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on Sept. 15, Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers. The strike also could cause a fragile parts supply base to collapse, he said. “If it continues, it will have a major impact on the American economy and devastate local communities,” he said.There was no immediate response from the UAW early Monday. Ford, only the fourth family member to lead the 120-year-old company, said he has watched other companies lose their auto industries, then all of their manufacturing base. He said strong American manufacturing is essential for national security. “We need to come together to bring an end to this acrimonious round of talks,” Ford said. “I still believe in a bright future – one that we can build together. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. We will continue to be there when America needs us most.”Last week, after the Kentucky strike began, a top Ford executive said on a conference call with reporters that Ford had reached the limit in how much it was willing to spend to end the strike. The speech from Ford arrives with the entire auto industry making a historic and expensive shift from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.UAW President Shawn Fain has said Ford and crosstown rivals General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis are making billions in profits, and that workers should get a share. He says the workers should be repaid for sacrificing general pay raises, cost of living adjustments and agreeing to lower wage tiers to keep the companies afloat during the Great Recession.The union began striking at targeted factories after its contracts with the companies expired. It started picketing one assembly plant from each company, but that has since spread to 38 parts warehouses at GM and Jeep maker Stellantis. The UAW later added another assembly plant at both GM and Ford.Last Wednesday Fain made the surprise announcement that the union would walk out at the Kentucky plant, which makes Super Duty pickups and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.About 34,000 of the union's 146,000 employees at all three automakers are now on strike.Kumar Galhotra, president of Ford Blue, the company’s internal combustion engine business, told reporters Thursday that Ford stretched to get to the offer it now has on the table.The apparently widening labor rift suggests Ford and the union may be in for a lengthy strike that could cost the company and workers billions of dollars.Fain said on Wednesday that Ford told UAW bargainers for nearly two weeks that it would make another counteroffer on economic issues. But at a meeting called by the union, the company didn’t increase its previous offer, Fain said. “Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract, Fain said in announcing the walkout by 8,700 workers at the company’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.“We’ve been very patient working with the company on this,” he said in a video. “They have not met expectations, they’re not even coming to the table on it.”Galhotra called Ford’s offer “incredibly positive” and said Ford never indicated to the union that it would be increased.“We have been very clear we are at the limit,” he said on a conference call with reporters. “We risk the ability to invest in the business and profitably grow. And profitable growth is in the best interest of everybody at Ford.”The company has a set amount of money, but is willing to move dollars around in a way that might fit the union’s needs, he said, adding that he still thinks it’s possible to reach a deal.The union has said Ford’s general wage offer is up to 23% over four years and that it has reinstated cost of living raises. GM and Stellantis were at 20%. But Fain said none was high enough.。
B | AI摘要 中央气象台发布台风蓝色预警。
C | 第19号台风“紫檀”将影响广西广东沿海；第20号台风“简拉维”将在台湾海峡消散；第18号台风“沙德尔”加强为超强台风，近期对我国近海无影响。 中央气象台一早发布台风公报： 一、中央气象台8月23日06时继续发布台风蓝色预警： 今年第19号台风“紫檀”（热带风暴级）的中心今天（23日）早晨5点钟位于广西北海市西偏南方向大约165公里的北部湾海面上，就是北纬20.7度、东经107.8度，中心附近最大风力有8级（18米/秒），中心最低气压为992百帕，七级风圈半径100-150公里。
D | 预计，“紫檀”将先在北部湾海面回旋少动，23日傍晚起，将以每小时5-10公里的速度向东北转偏北方向移动，强度逐渐加强，最强可达强热带风暴级（10-11级，25-30米/秒），并逐渐向广西沿海至广东雷州半岛西侧一带沿海靠近。 另外，今年第20号台风“简拉维”（热带风暴级）的中心今天（23日）早晨5点钟位于台湾省台北市东北方向大约115公里的东海南部海面上，就是北纬25.8度、东经122.4度，中心附近最大风力有8级（18米/秒），中心最低气压为998百帕，七级风圈半径50-100公里。 预计，“简拉维”将以每小时5-10公里的速度向西偏南方向移动，强度逐渐减弱，将于24日在台湾海峡减弱消散。
E | 大风预报：8月23日08时至24日08时，北部湾、南海大部、琼州海峡、巴士海峡、台湾海峡、台湾以东洋面、东海大部及钓鱼岛附近海域、黄海西南部海域、长江口区、杭州湾以及江苏南部沿海、上海沿海、浙江沿海、福建北部沿海、台湾岛北部和东部沿海、广西沿海、广东雷州半岛西侧沿海、海南岛沿海将有6-8级大风、阵风8-10级，其中北部湾部分海域的风力有9-11级、阵风11-13级。 降雨预报：8月23日08时至24日08时，广西南部、海南岛西南部、广东东部和北部、福建东部和南部、浙江东南部、台湾岛等地部分地区有大到暴雨，其中，广西南部、台湾岛南部等地有大暴雨，局地特大暴雨(250-350毫米)。 二、“沙德尔”加强为超强台风级 今年第18号台风“沙德尔”已于今天（23日）凌晨2点钟加强为超强台风级，早晨5点钟其中心位于距离美国关岛塞班北偏西方向约680公里的西北太平洋洋面上，就是北纬20.8度，东经143.0度，中心附近最大风力16级（52米/秒），中心最低气压为935百帕，七级风圈半径350-400公里，十级风圈半径120-150公里，十二级风圈半径50-60公里。 预计，“沙德尔”将以每小时25公里左右的速度向西偏北方向移动，强度逐渐增强，25日前对我国近海海域无影响。
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