TGWU shop steward, SD1 Rover Solihull reject the comfer, the trade union leadership has once again caved of Michael Edwardes.
membership's alleged eason for contras ing and living standards.
This year they had no such they'd had enough.
made about plant closures, met been part of the Ryder and rawarues to une wore-wide crss o modes. to streamine.
money. The Metro has The reD act neer and he Ma cost more than f500m. To this will be added the cost of had reversed their decision unis time without consulting the members or the shop stewards.
Grand Old Duke of York mar ched his troops up and down without achieving anything The BL negotiators managed to lose f1.25 similar exercise.
The company's response when the strike was called had been to offer this the BL-Honda bounty Through investment anc new models BL believes it workforce alceos Icuu lancy and speed u responsible for that crisis, crisis, Lilat inv more man une worker t Ford General Motors Fiat or Chrysler are respon sible for the crises affecting enose companies A wage increase to kee pace inflation wouk from the government. But a government which can rora to pay toon on 1 raen missiles and let police and "Well. vou volca l reject the 6.8% pay offer, but unfortunately the senior stewards haven't thought of a way to save your jobs increase payments nursery rhyme, the Led management offer. back on a week suffered another initial car workers army shoot up Cal afford pay a living wage workers LO D Refusing responsibility for the cal basis held have challenged or he claim on the logic of BL's rationalisation plans It would mean opposing redundancy i would require speea up, and demand see BL's OOOKS money goes It would volve fighting for work. sharing with no loss of pa! have to be built to fight for these demands. Duffy. Kit son and Hawley never will::
coming more tions did Cars ingham, 00000 plant jobs now cies amount over the 6.8 per cent to show their good intentions the bonus posing But the trade unions refus. oss accept this The tion withdrew the and it has not put it the table. The outcome is that BL workers have drastic cut in their living standards.
Ten years ago, Midlands were paid f10 nose for Metro management has conceded is a commitment to 'meaningful discussions' bonus unions declared that they had recognised the difeconomic circumstances of the company and concerned management to ensure the viability of BL So they recommended that the strike be called off.
La result cardes once again got away with ax. ing workers' living standards. He will use his victory in the Montis enforce redundancies plant closures, and speed ups.
The meaningful negotia on bonus systems will help him to do this.
Part of the company's plan for the coming year is to concentrate car production two major centres in BirmCommon Lane which makes Sherpa Vans and the SC1, which produces TRAs and Rovers.