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SMART (<\/span>Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation\u00a0<\/span>Workers),<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one of America\u2019s most dynamic and<\/span>\u00a0diverse unions representing 208,000 members,<\/span>and BYD Coach and Bus, a division of BYD, the\u00a0<\/span>world\u2019s largest electric vehicle ma<\/span>nufacturer,<\/span>are proud to announce the signing of a neutrality agreement that will form the framework of\u00a0<\/span>future efforts to organize BYD Coach and Bus employees at the company\u2019s factory in\u00a0<\/span>the City of\u00a0<\/span>Lancaster. This agreement sets into motion the opportunity for BYD Coach and Bus employees\u00a0<\/span>to vote on becoming unionized.<\/span>\u201cWe at SMART strongly<\/span>\u00a0feel that it is in the best interest of the workers to choose for themselves\u00a0<\/span>whether they want to organize, and we were pleased\u00a0<\/span>that BYD feels the same way,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span>James\u00a0<\/span>White, SMART\u2019s Director of Organizing<\/span>. \u201cAll too often, companies fight even the idea\u00a0<\/span>of unionization. BYD has demonstrated to SMART its willingness to be a good-faith partner,<\/span>dedicated to providing Californians with good working conditions and jobs with quality pay,<\/span>benefits, and career advancement opportunities.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cWe want all of our Lancaster employees to feel that this is more than a job; that it\u2019s a career,\u00a0<\/span>with long-<\/span>term benefits, competitive wages, and real opportunities for growth,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>Stella Li,<\/span>President of BYD<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Signing a neutrality agreement with our partner SMART demonstrates that\u00a0<\/span>BYD is committed to providing our workers with a great workplace environment and that we\u00a0<\/span>support their opportunity to choose if they want to unionize.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Not only was SMART one of the first unions to manufacture and install solar panels<\/span>,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>White\u00a0<\/span>continued<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>but SMART sheet metal workers have helped companies save energy costs on\u00a0<\/span>their facilities through our energy commissioning programs going as far back as the 1940s. \u00a0<\/span>Now, with the development of efficient green energy technology, SMART and BYD are working<\/span>
\nto actively bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, to here in California. That\u2019s something\u00a0<\/span>no one could have predicted 20 years ago.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>Li concluded<\/span>, \u201c<\/span>Good jobs making a quality, environmentally friendly vehicle are part of the 21<\/span>st\u00a0<\/span>Century American Dream, and we plan to be making electric vehicles here in California for a<\/span>long time<\/span>. I look forward to continuing to work with SMART in the years ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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