J fi i dancies.
ompany INFORM us of impending Redun , Seok. oe Copare DECLARED Redundancy of 100 employees out of i “Pe on a sectional basis. Our economical proposals on Wor
sharing rejected. Sept. 28th Polrewing a mass meeting there was 4 stoppage by production
workers in protest against the sackings. 3 apis Sept. 29th Representation by Senior Stewards and Local Of icia :
i resulted in the reduction in the declared figure to 69. Oct. 3rd Lobby of Labour Party Conference by Car Workers. Repre-
sentatives met the Prime Minister. _ Oct. 4th Following a mass meeting, and on advice from local officials,
skers resumed work to allow our claim for work sharing to
in eee through procedure. Works Conference resulted
in a failure to agree. wii Oct. 7th Local Conference - Failure to agree, but Company were force
to accept - Last in/first out. Oct. 12th George Harriman B.M.C. Chairman met Senior Stewards only to
re-affirm Corporation Policy. HE AGREED WORK SHARING WAS
POSSIBLE IN RADIATORS BUT WOULD BY UNFAIR TO OTHER BRANCHES .
He announced that voluntary redundancies would be acceptable. Oct. 14th Central Conference - failure to agree, even though the number
was substantially reduced through voluntary Redundancies. Oct. 20th With the figure down to 28 a final appeal for Work Sharing
was rejected by the Company. A Factory meeting resulted in
withdrawal of labour by incensed workers. Over the years in anticiration of situations of this kind we have carefully examined every proposed intake of labour by the Company. Because of this our present claim for work sharing cannot be denied. In the past, when it suited the Company, work sharing has been the policy over long periods. We are determined that in this recession the same Policy will be implemented. Work sharing as opposed to redundancy is supported by Labour Party Conference and is Union Policy. Our Stand is in line with this Policy.