CHAPTER 1141: 390, THE CADILLAC INCIDENT HAS BEEN SETTLED

Looking at the crowd protesting downstairs split into two groups, the majority returning quietly to their posts, while a smaller portion wanted to continue protesting but had lost their influence and began to leave one after another.

Donnie knew the matters below were resolved.

So Donnie returned to his seat, ready to take action against these people!

Donnie glanced disdainfully at these people, speaking calmly: "Alright, now we can start handling your issues!"

Without needing to see others’ reactions, Stein Saka knew they lost this round.

Stein Saka never imagined Donnie would choose such a drastic method to solve the problem; doesn’t he realize that solving it this way could potentially put Cadillac in an irreversible situation?

If Donnie knew Stein Saka’s thoughts, he would surely tell him he doesn’t care at all.

Before addressing the issue, Donnie also contemplated whether this method might indeed be problematic.

But after consideration, Donnie confidently decided that this method was not problematic.

A few years later, once Franklin Roosevelt recognizes the union’s legitimacy, if such issues arise again, it might be a bit troublesome for Donnie to resolve.

After all, by then, unlike now, though unions have considerable influence, not everyone is part of them.

The protest clearly showed that a third of the workers did not come out.

With this third of the workers, Donnie gains confidence; whether temporarily recruiting retired soldiers or other workers, this third can take the lead.

Thus, old hands can lead new ones, solving many issues for the factory.

Moreover, the current union leaders are not as strong as in later generations; they have some influence over workers, but just so. At the union’s peak strength, workers who do not join cannot work.

The time has not yet come.

Given these favorable conditions, and everyone indeed needing to make a living, Donnie’s victory was naturally easy.

What’s more, even if we take a step back and assume failure, for Donnie, losing a Cadillac brand car is a bearable loss.

Loss is bearable, but compromise with these people is absolutely not.

The Venus Consortium has many factories under its umbrella; if others follow suit, it will be more troublesome for Donnie. So he sees this showdown as the Battle of Guan Family Pass!

Rather suffer losses than let these people believe they can threaten him using the union.

"Now, I have Stein Saka’s resignation list here. I believe the people on the list are here too. I can give you one last chance now. Leave this room and return to your positions, and I will cross your names off this list, as if today did not happen. Of course, if anyone still wants to leave here with Stein Saka, I won’t stop you!"

These people also saw and heard what happened downstairs, aware that their bargaining chips are gone.

Of course, they themselves are part of the bargaining chips—if they continue to resist or resign, Cadillac will suffer great losses.

But Donnie’s attitude is now very clear; he is stating that he prefers to accept this loss rather than be threatened. So the question returns to them.

Should they choose to keep fighting?

If they keep resisting, they will certainly fail, but Donnie would only face huge losses, yet he doesn’t care about this.

If they give up resistance, they won’t fail, but it would be quite disgraceful.

It is a simple choice: those with backing and pride chose to keep fighting and leave Cadillac, while those without backing and not firmly resolved naturally chose to stay.

As proven, those with backing were the minority.

The twenty-some people Stein Saka gathered quietly lost seventeen or eighteen, leaving only a few.

These few were determined to leave Cadillac, while Stein Saka himself wasn’t that resolved, but he had no choice; as the planner of this event, he knew he wasn’t on Donnie’s list of people to forgive and didn’t have the face to stay.

Nonetheless, Stein Saka did have pride.

"Block, don’t be pleased. You will see in other companies how foolish your choices today were!"

After finishing, Stein Saka took the lead to leave the office, followed by the others one by one.

Donnie told Fred Fisher: "Process their resignations!"

Fred Fisher dared not say anything at this moment; he realized Donnie was indeed ruthless!

Meanwhile, Rudwell Wells, who finished his speech downstairs, returned to the office.

Donnie handed the formal resignation list to Rudwell Wells, saying: "These people have resigned. Select suitable personnel from our ranks to fill their positions, and leave filling vacancies in the design department to Harrier!"