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A | DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.In a rare speech during contract talks in the company's hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories. “It’s the absolute lifeblood of our company. And if we lose it, we will lose to the competition. America loses. Many jobs will be lost,” said the great grandson of company founder Henry Ford.The company, he said, builds more vehicles in America and has more United Auto Workers employees than any company, which has increased its costs in a highly competitive industry.Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis. “Many of our competitors moved jobs to Mexico as we added jobs here in the U.S.,” Ford said.The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on Sept. 15, Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers. The strike also could cause a fragile parts supply base to collapse, he said. “If it continues, it will have a major impact on the American economy and devastate local communities,” he said.There was no immediate response from the UAW early Monday. Ford, only the fourth family member to lead the 120-year-old company, said he has watched other companies lose their auto industries, then all of their manufacturing base. He said strong American manufacturing is essential for national security. “We need to come together to bring an end to this acrimonious round of talks,” Ford said. “I still believe in a bright future – one that we can build together. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. We will continue to be there when America needs us most.”Last week, after the Kentucky strike began, a top Ford executive said on a conference call with reporters that Ford had reached the limit in how much it was willing to spend to end the strike. The speech from Ford arrives with the entire auto industry making a historic and expensive shift from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.UAW President Shawn Fain has said Ford and crosstown rivals General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis are making billions in profits, and that workers should get a share. He says the workers should be repaid for sacrificing general pay raises, cost of living adjustments and agreeing to lower wage tiers to keep the companies afloat during the Great Recession.The union began striking at targeted factories after its contracts with the companies expired. It started picketing one assembly plant from each company, but that has since spread to 38 parts warehouses at GM and Jeep maker Stellantis. The UAW later added another assembly plant at both GM and Ford.Last Wednesday Fain made the surprise announcement that the union would walk out at the Kentucky plant, which makes Super Duty pickups and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.About 34,000 of the union's 146,000 employees at all three automakers are now on strike.Kumar Galhotra, president of Ford Blue, the company’s internal combustion engine business, told reporters Thursday that Ford stretched to get to the offer it now has on the table.The apparently widening labor rift suggests Ford and the union may be in for a lengthy strike that could cost the company and workers billions of dollars.Fain said on Wednesday that Ford told UAW bargainers for nearly two weeks that it would make another counteroffer on economic issues. But at a meeting called by the union, the company didn’t increase its previous offer, Fain said. “Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract, Fain said in announcing the walkout by 8,700 workers at the company’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.“We’ve been very patient working with the company on this,” he said in a video. “They have not met expectations, they’re not even coming to the table on it.”Galhotra called Ford’s offer “incredibly positive” and said Ford never indicated to the union that it would be increased.“We have been very clear we are at the limit,” he said on a conference call with reporters. “We risk the ability to invest in the business and profitably grow. And profitable growth is in the best interest of everybody at Ford.”The company has a set amount of money, but is willing to move dollars around in a way that might fit the union’s needs, he said, adding that he still thinks it’s possible to reach a deal.The union has said Ford’s general wage offer is up to 23% over four years and that it has reinstated cost of living raises. GM and Stellantis were at 20%. But Fain said none was high enough.。保定外贸通关告别“人等证”视频“代”跑腿证书“云”签发8月17日，安国现代中药工业园的百合健康药业有限公司内，一批销往东南亚的中药材整装待发。按照程序，这批货物需要通过海关的查检并取得检验检疫证书，才能出口。

B | “请把镜头对准外包装标签、批次号”“称一下这袋货品的重量”“打开包装，看一下货物”……当天，按照保定海关执法人员发出的远程指令，百合健康药业的工作人员通过手机摄像头一一展示相关内容。处于60公里外的海关执法人员通过屏幕逐一核验、记录。不到30分钟，这批1吨重的中药材顺利完成远程属地查检。“效率这么高，放在以前想都不敢想。”百合健康药业副总经理李泽华说。去年10月，保定海关全面推行“远程属地查检+云签发”智慧监管新模式，采用视频查验、网上发证的方式，让企业足不出户即可完成所有通关手续，通关效率提升80%。保定县域特色产业中，中小微外贸企业多，出口订单普遍呈现小批量、多批次的特点，“查检靠等、办证靠跑”的通关堵点长期困扰这些企业。“近期，东南亚药材市场价格波动频繁，客户大多下急单、小单，对通关时效要求很高。

C | ”李泽华说，以往查检货物，只能等待执法人员现场作业，有时一等就是三五天，极易延误船期，产生违约风险。如今有了远程属地查检服务，通过视频连线就能完成查检，等待时间压缩至1小时以内，企业承接海外急单的底气更足了。查得快只是第一步，拿证快才能高效通关。当天，百合健康药业工作人员杜林枚打开电脑，登录“中国国际贸易单一窗口”客户端，进入“云签发”模块，核对货品名称、重量、抵达口岸等关键内容，提交办证申请。保定海关综合业务一科的工作人员收到申请后立即审核。几分钟后，杜林枚的电脑屏幕弹出“审核通过”提醒，下载打印检疫证后，这批中药材的所有通关手续办理完成。“过去，查检通过后，我们得派专人跑到海关大厅办理检疫证。拟制、复核、签字、盖章，一套流程下来，至少得半天。