RADICAL plan for japanisation has been aunched by Austin Rover, with the new demand for greenfield site conditions on a brownfield site'. On July 16 Rover announced to the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) that a complete change in workus prac tices was needed.
greenfield' allow plants and deal with their economic problems, Rover declared.
If the union officials who the JNC were repared to offer such cond Toyota, Nissan and Austin Kover wanted the same. The company then produced a document Deal', made a presentation, and adjourned to an unspecified date.
Oct. 12, No. 9 This is the way that the Rover - first they par tially convince union officials and senior stewards that the ecat some sing must be done.
Then they resent a distorter media before the unions are "both the local and national media had headlined Jobs for Life', 'No clocking on', and so on. The reality is, as the management have admitted, that the package' will cost around 10,000 jobs"
able to report back. So at Rover's plant at Cowley in Uxford, for example, while the Shop Stewards Committee met, both the local and national 'No clocking on, and so The reality the These attacks on working conditions are so severe that the management at Ford immediately said that they would have to implement the same conditions to remain competitive.
proposals the trade unions' ase and thei sowers, as wel cept. 'Progressive measures -such as the ending in fact designed to and the shop-floor are 'all in the same The company has alsodemanded nota sinkie union 'Company Council. negonate on benal or bou start and manual workers, weakening the traditionally strong manual unions in the process.
has also been announced that the Council will represent trade unions 'and employees'implying that non-union members will be included. that Full flexibility related work procedure areas and all categories of employee will be the norm'.
Absolute control
So the company will have abcontrol which what job one of the crucial prime Other ideas have clearly been imported from Toyota and Nistrolled by the company; in Nis san workers are bound to finish whether a breakdown occurs. now be hired at will, in Toyota can Japanese worneree is ems core employed and peak 'temporary workers' will have no holiday rights, undermining working conditions, and would be a useful reserve army tor kover management in the event of disputes. ounce another oe or stat were made compulsorily redundant. So much for lobs for Life.
And the unions' response? Some leaders have agreed that Rover's finances are in such a poor state, there is no alternaThey go on to concede defeat before the battle has started, arquing that unless negotiate, the deal will be imposed. united by car Rather than negotiating, the deal should be rejected, and the TGWU and other unions should organise a con ference of stewards from Rover, Ford, Vauxhall, Peugeot and other companies to resist the employers . fighting opposition, linking up unions on a national and best chance of a successful counter-offensive to defend workers nons ana conantons "Early this year, 350 manual workers were forced to go. Just as the New Deal was Jobs for Life"
is: how many are now for the chop? Features
announced, another group of staff were made compulsorily redundant. So much for