America 1919-Chapter 851 - 291, Trident Shipyard Opening_2
Chapter 851: 291, Trident Shipyard Opening_2
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George Olympia introduced Donnie.
Donnie was nodding as he looked over the retrofit plans, and handed them over to Chris when he finished reviewing them.
After the briefing on retrofitting the three warships, George Olympia informed Donnie of something.
“Boss, we’ve studied the steel plates produced by Steel Companies nationwide, and among all Steel Companies, only the steel plates produced by Bethlehem Steel Corporation are most suitable for the decks and hulls of ships. However, I’ve heard that recently, you, boss…”
Here, George Olympia paused before continuing, “Right now, we are just working on retrofitting, so we don’t need too much. But if in the future we are going to build new cargo ships and warships, we would need to contact them!”
Donnie nodded and asked, “How long will it take to retrofit these three warships?”
George Olympia said, “At least a year!”
Donnie thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s not worry about that now, just follow the factory’s work schedule for retrofitting. As for the steel issue, it might resolve itself by then!”
With all four consortia moving against Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium, a year might be enough to take it down!
Seeing Donnie speak this way, George Olympia recalled a saying within the consortium, that once their boss decides on something, even if you have doubts in your heart, it’s best to keep them to yourself, because the boss has already resolved your doubts!
“I understand, thank you, boss!”
George Olympia nodded as he spoke.
Donnie stood up from the sofa, smiling, and said, “Let’s go, show me around the factory!”
The entire Trident Shipyard covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. When Donnie arrived, he was also attracted by the grand spectacle, but what attracted him the most were the three warships that had already begun retrofitting. Countless workers were busy on the bodies of the warships, with sparks flying everywhere!
“This is too big!”
Chris couldn’t help but exclaim.
George Olympia smiled modestly, “This is just the first phase of the project. In the future, we will build the second and third phases. By then, Chris, if you come back, you will see even more different scenes!”
Chris shook his head and said, “At first, I could never have imagined that a factory of this scale would have dealings with us!”
George Olympia knew that Chris came from Elwood Village with his boss, so he agreed with Chris’s words. He believed that if not for Donnie, Chris, Robert, and John, they would likely still be ordinary farmers in Elwood Village, perhaps still worrying about their daily meals!
Because of Donnie’s presence, these individuals had become the top figures among the tens of millions of people nationwide, and Elwood Village had become the richest village in the nation!
“Among the workers, has anyone thought about forming a union?”
Donnie asked George Olympia.
For a company like Trident Shipyard, aside from their own business, the biggest concern for the owners is the establishment of unions.
Donnie was no exception.
Donnie dislikes unions, very much so.
Even though in later stages, unions actually stand together with the capitalists, it is a compromise chosen by the capitalists out of helplessness, as unions can organize strikes at any time.
For a factory like Trident Shipyard, even a one-day strike entails tremendous losses!
And Donnie also dislikes making compromises!
“Not yet, but I’ve heard that some union people have already reached out to our workers, trying to persuade them to form a union!”
George Olympia explained.
Donnie raised an eyebrow and asked, “Which union people have come here to provoke us?”
George Olympia quickly explained, “They are just some insignificant unions, they also saw the number of workers here and think that if they can organize the workers of Trident Shipyard, they could grow stronger!”
Then Donnie nodded and said, “Trident Shipyard absolutely does not allow the existence of unions. Tell this to those workers, if anyone joins a union, or organizes a union, they will be permanently dismissed!”
“Understood!” George Olympia nodded and then said, “Right now, our Trident Shipyard has just been established, and the treatment of the workers here is definitely better than their previous lives, so at this stage, they won’t think about forming a union. But I’m worried about the future, boss, as you know, people’s desires are insatiable. Once they get used to this kind of life, it’s hard to guarantee that some might be instigated to want to form a union.”
Donnie didn’t need George Olympia’s reminder to guess this problem, so he reminded him, “The treatment for these workers doesn’t need to be too good, just maintain the average wage for similar types of work in Cape May, the basic principle is that when others raise wages, we raise wages, if others don’t, we don’t stick our necks out”
“Also find a few obedient and clever workers among them to be your eyes and ears, usually don’t show it, just have them watch these workers. If there are any that want to stick their heads out, immediately dismiss these people, don’t worry about whether this is legal or not, you know, in New Jersey, what we say is the law!”
