Ford threatens 25,000 jobs | IMGpapers 1980

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Socialist Challenge pany in Britain.

especially Dagenham - are threatened with closure at the weekend.

each year up to 1985 many jobs ing enorcea reauncancies Whether or not the towards over three million.

An urgent campaigu WINGIS BILL Hayden, vice-president of the European wing of the Ford Motor Company, is demanding an almost 40 per cent reduction in the number of workers employed by the comAltogether over 25,000 jobs have been earmarked for the axe over the next four years, and whole those at Halewood and This emerged at a union-management meeting Hayden told Ron Todd of the Transport and General Workerr Union that 7,000 jobs will be axed But Todd's immediate reaction appeared to be one of playing down the threat to There was, Se said, 'no immediate panic, and he offered the reassurance that Ford was not plannredundancies are 'volun25,000 plus jobs ushen unemployment is spiraling car workers can ill afford to lose another of action to fight any redundancies is needed immediately by the Fords Socialist Challenge 19 March 1981