they still got paid even though they disobeyed orders, remember don’t bite the hand that feeds you? in this case the hand still feeds you even though you guys bit it. that’s benevolent as hell. lick the hand. more. okay so we’re good?
Despite fighting them on the seas and oceans, fighting them on the beaches, and on the landing grounds, and never surrendering, Allied forces win WWII.
Idk this journalist so I can't say whether they deserve the benefit of the doubt, but I assume the intention here is "despite any loss of profits Ford might claim due to the strike itself or paying workers better, the new contract's profit sharing cheques are still bigger than before"
