UAW Just Agreed to Let Ford Use Technology to Monitor Assembly Workers

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UAW’s tentative agreement with Ford will allow the company to use new technologies to take time-and-motion studies to a whole new level.

Somehow it was left out of the contract highlights the United Auto Workers prepared for members: the tentative new agreement with Ford will allow the company to use new technologies to take time-and-motion studies to a whole new level.

The new language falls under the heading of “production standards” and states that the union and company will choose “pilot locations” to use new technology tools such as “digital video recording and walk path mapping devices” as well as “motion tracking systems and additional productivity implementing tools.” […]

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