Ford workers told their CEO 'none of the young people want to work here.' So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder's playbook.

The article discusses Ford CEO Jim Farley's insights on the challenges faced by young workers in the manufacturing sector, particularly at Ford. Farley highlighted that many young employees were taking on multiple jobs, including shifts at Amazon, due to low wages, prompting Ford to transition temporary workers to full-time status to improve their compensation and benefits. He emphasized the historical context of Henry Ford's wage increase in 1914 as a strategy to attract a stable workforce and stimulate product sales. Despite efforts to make manufacturing jobs more appealing, there remains a significant gap in attracting younger generations to these roles, with many citing inadequate wages as a deterrent. Farley called for greater investment in trade education to address the shortage of skilled labor in the U.S. manufacturing industry. [Extracted from the article]