Ford CEO Urges Investment in Skilled Trades Amid AI Disruption
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Ford CEO Jim Farley is reviving a strategy from Henry Ford's playbook by increasing wages and improving working conditions to attract young workers, addressing the decline in interest in manufacturing careers and worker grievances, while emphasizing the need for government investment in trade education to support the industry.
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