Mini car workers balloting for strike action over pay
Mini car workers balloting for strike action over pay
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johnfm

Original Poster:

13,751 posts

281 months

Wednesday 11th April 2012
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They are unhappy that the 6% proposed rise is dependent on an extra 30 hrs work PER YEAR and part of it is bonus.

Now, 30 hrs per year is about 37 minutes a week.

Maybe they all just want BMW to move production somewhere else?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/tr...

Mojooo

13,291 posts

211 months

Wednesday 11th April 2012
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I'll save someone else the bother:

'they should all resign if they don't like it'

'plenty of peopel would do their job for half the pay'


carmonk

7,910 posts

218 months

Wednesday 11th April 2012
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Makes you wonder what the full-sized workers will be asking for.

stargazer30

1,722 posts

197 months

Wednesday 11th April 2012
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carmonk said:
Makes you wonder what the full-sized workers will be asking for.
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nightflight

814 posts

248 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Haven't we been here before. Mid '70's springs to mind.

nightflight

814 posts

248 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Haven't we been here before. Mid '70's springs to mind.

NoNeed

15,137 posts

231 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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stargazer30 said:
carmonk said:
Makes you wonder what the full-sized workers will be asking for.
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rofl

Mr_B

10,480 posts

274 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Wonder what BMW is used to in Germany , regarding unions and strike threats ?

Happy82

15,078 posts

200 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Hopefully BMW will apologise for their actions and take back the proposed pay rise, I'm sure the workers will be far happier.

Dixie68

3,091 posts

218 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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And so it continues with the gradual slip back into the 70s when Leyland workers seemed to be on strike more than they were at work, and companies started looking around for other countries to build their goods.

dmulally

6,404 posts

211 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Saw this in the comments section below. Love random trolling like this.

"As a White woman with a Mexican CHOLO GANGSTER boyfriend with a shaved head & tattoos from Los Angeles California USA, I drive a British Mini-Car in this city. Within the West Side of Los Angeles, this is a very popular automobile for the educated & trendy people like myself & many others. In Los Angeles & throughout America, we drive on the left side unlike the British who drive on the right side. But my Mexican CHOLO GANGSTER boyfriend has a 1985 LOWRIDER Chevrolet Monte Carlo that has a wider body & has funky rims with loud speakers in the back. Hopefully the British will resolve their Labor problems because the British Mini-Car is a very popular vehicle."

Bing o

15,184 posts

250 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Mr_B said:
Wonder what BMW is used to in Germany , regarding unions and strike threats ?
I suggest you doi some readingon the Works COuncil and Workers Rights in Germany - it's almost impossible to sack someone over there.

stevejh

799 posts

235 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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And the union behind this would be - UNITE - quelle surprise. Is there a Monopolies Commission for Unions?

davepoth

29,395 posts

230 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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stevejh said:
And the union behind this would be - UNITE - quelle surprise. Is there a Monopolies Commission for Unions?
I expect Labour got rid of it. biggrin

MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

239 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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dmulally said:
Saw this in the comments section below. Love random trolling like this.

"As a White woman with a Mexican CHOLO GANGSTER boyfriend with a shaved head & tattoos from Los Angeles California USA, I drive a British Mini-Car in this city. Within the West Side of Los Angeles, this is a very popular automobile for the educated & trendy people like myself & many others. In Los Angeles & throughout America, we drive on the left side unlike the British who drive on the right side. But my Mexican CHOLO GANGSTER boyfriend has a 1985 LOWRIDER Chevrolet Monte Carlo that has a wider body & has funky rims with loud speakers in the back. Hopefully the British will resolve their Labor problems because the British Mini-Car is a very popular vehicle."
How random and far off the point can you possibly get, essáy!


ETA: We should ask her about the Mexican VW Beetle.

speedy_thrills

7,976 posts

274 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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I don't think BMW will move production due to this single rejection of pay. They're much cleverer than most British manufacturers where in the 70's when it comes to managing their workforce and they are producing a premium product that doesn't compete solely on price. The union have only rejected the deal, they've not even balloted any strike action yet (they will of course to add weight to their point, after all they got a 97% rejection of the pay deal so there is little risk in doing so).

BL (to be specific BMH) where on a trajectory before most of the union problems started due to amalgamation of individual brands, even with complete co-operation from the unions I don't believe BL would have survived. They probably over relied on price point to sell inferior products and unfortunately that's not a strategy I've seen work too often.

M400 NBL

3,552 posts

243 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Any idea what their salary range is at the moment?


Miguel Alvarez

5,190 posts

201 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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6% for an extra 30 mins a week? fk me I'd jump at that if my company offered something similar.

toohuge

3,501 posts

247 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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It would be interesting to see the numbers of employees that are members of Unite working at the plant. In my experience, younger people especially do not join the Unions due to the negative press etc of the miners strike, BL etc

Chris

crankedup

25,764 posts

274 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Mr_B said:
Wonder what BMW is used to in Germany , regarding unions and strike threats ?
The U.K. has the toughest anti Union legislation throughout Europe, hopefully the Management and Union rep's can resolve the problem.