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Socialist Outlook no. 3, March 1997 · 120 words

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Up against the laws of the market. Workers from Leyland DAF were bailed out from rodundancy by a last-minute takeover. Now the promised new Ford van will herald a now which is growing more slowly. In this situation there is no al ternative to united action by workers in the industry, both within and berween European countries. tion of a plant by making conces. hopeless by the case of Halewood. Doubled Since 1990 p oductivity has almost doubled there, while wages remain low by European standards. The cost position of a particular plant is no longer the crucial thing. Both Valencia and Saarlouis, where Ford plans to produce the new model to replace the Escort, have higher costs than