Typical response . . .

tourerfogey · 22nd October 2008, 18:13

As you may know, Ford want to transfer the building of their new Transit from their Southampton plant to a plant in Turkey. The Southampton plant is unproductive, uneconomic and not suitable for the new vehicle.

So what do the workers at Southampton do - they prove Ford's point by walking out . . .

pmessling · 22nd October 2008, 18:21

good OLD British motor industry

Dragrad · 22nd October 2008, 18:55

Typical!! Walk out on strike, shoot yourself in the foot and then complain about the crippled state of British industry!!

FROGGY · 22nd October 2008, 20:41

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Originally Posted by Dragrad

Typical!! Walk out on strike, shoot yourself in the foot and then complain about the crippled state of British industry!!

How many options did they have TF?
What would you have done?
At the end of the day money speaks. Do your manufacturing where people work for peanuts. When they want walnuts, move it somewhere else. Who cares if the local economy collapses? Not the fat cats who own the companies, they don't live in downtown Southampton et al do they?

Just my 2 centimes worth.

Mick

mach1rob · 22nd October 2008, 20:54

Thing is, what have they got to loose by walking out? Pretty obvious the plant will close whatever they do, may as well give Ford a quick kick in the nuts financially by stopping production! Ford obviously don't care about them, why should the feeling be reciprocated?

tourerfogey · 22nd October 2008, 21:36

Froggy:

The workers at Ford have walked out for a number of reasons in the past, holding the company to ransom for unrealistic demands on conditions and wages. They are one of the reasons why the plants in the UK are unproductive andwhy Southampton is uneconomical to run in its present form and eneconomical to pump in the millions needed. Their actions over the last 25 years ( way above inflation wage increases, unproductive work practices) have finally come back to bite them.

mach1rob:

What have they got to lose by walking out? What have Ford got to lose by them walking out? They are already on a 4 day week because Ford want to run the plant down.

mach1rob · 23rd October 2008, 19:34

So now they're on a 2/3 day week, Ford are still going to be X amount of vans down to sell!

22nd October 2008, 18:13	#1
tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Typical response . . . As you may know, Ford want to transfer the building of their new Transit from their Southampton plant to a plant in Turkey. The Southampton plant is unproductive, uneconomic and not suitable for the new vehicle. So what do the workers at Southampton do - they prove Ford's point by walking out . . .

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mach1rob Gets stuck in Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thing is, what have they got to loose by walking out? Pretty obvious the plant will close whatever they do, may as well give Ford a quick kick in the nuts financially by stopping production! Ford obviously don't care about them, why should the feeling be reciprocated?

22nd October 2008, 21:36	#6
tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Froggy: The workers at Ford have walked out for a number of reasons in the past, holding the company to ransom for unrealistic demands on conditions and wages. They are one of the reasons why the plants in the UK are unproductive andwhy Southampton is uneconomical to run in its present form and eneconomical to pump in the millions needed. Their actions over the last 25 years ( way above inflation wage increases, unproductive work practices) have finally come back to bite them. mach1rob: What have they got to lose by walking out? What have Ford got to lose by them walking out? They are already on a 4 day week because Ford want to run the plant down.

23rd October 2008, 19:34	#7
mach1rob Gets stuck in Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So now they're on a 2/3 day week, Ford are still going to be X amount of vans down to sell!