Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:42 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Yes Dally, Unite's agenda is to close down BMW in Oxford and for all its employees there to be made redundant, thereby losing themselves revenue from their subscriptions.

Wouldn't a strike close down the factory?

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:43 pm  

McLaren_Field wrote:

The company I work for has clients at sites in the Midlands which are involved in motor production (I'm saying no more) and we have experienced workforce problems reminiscent of the 1970s on these sites in direct contrast to the three vehicle manufacturing sites in other regions which are generally recognised as being Japanese owned.

Maybe its a Midlands thing ?

The ghost of Red Robbo?

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:23 pm  

Dally wrote:

The ghost of Red Robbo?

How about: one lot of management doesn't behave in an antagonistic manner towards its employees while the other does, eh?

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:40 pm  

Dally wrote:

The ghost of Red Robbo?

thought he was still with us ?

must be getting on a bit now ?

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:14 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

thought he was still with us ?

must be getting on a bit now ?

Derek is still alive; 85 this year.

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:23 pm  

Dally wrote:

The ghost of Red Robbo?

I'm saying nothing, I know someone who knows him

One of this country's best selling vehicles, one which is in full production and is fully sold out for several months, has a very volatile workforce.

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:32 pm  

You getting the picture yet? Honda, BMW and Nissan can build cars in this country, using the existing workforce and do it without workers striking all the time, losing money or producing poor cars.

And people still think it is the unions that caused the UK car industry to go under...

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:55 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Derek is still alive; 85 this year.

and good luck to him - quite a character in his heyday

could such a figure survive in todays industrial world ?

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:48 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

and good luck to him - quite a character in his heyday

could such a figure survive in todays industrial world ?

Yes, the legislation in place now preventing unofficial disputes would mean he had more time to concentrate
on his real role rather than having to firefight problems caused by individual shop-stewards.

Re: Unite strike again!! : Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:18 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Yes, the legislation in place now preventing unofficial disputes would mean he had more time to concentrate
on his real role rather than having to firefight problems caused by individual shop-stewards.

maybe that's what the uk needs,a few Derek Robinsons to shake things up a bit ?