Ford try a Leyland

by Mick Drake · Socialist Challenge No. 174, 27 November 1980 · p. 2 of the scan · 123 words

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page 2 of the scan

FORD management have taken a leaf out of Michael Edwardes book in their response to their workers' 1980 wage claim.

They have dismissed the claim - for increase: of £15-17.50 week grades, snorter nours — as total. ly unrealstic making as me or is making a cash-onli er ot 7.5 per cent. The claim ma concedino the risk the future Ford This after record profits of £386m in 1979 face Choice belted on jobs, speed-up demarcation and 'disci pline' in 1981, or to take a Ford workers smashed Laboul aovern ment's 5 per cent norm in and can the company's clear rejection of the over by ine nationa union leaders mass meetings i the and strike action one un can now