Rover workers vote to occupy
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SSE Management at the BL Rovers SD1 plant in Solihull have informed the trade unions of their intention to enforce 200 compulsory redundancies.
This is after they have achieved only 150 of the 350 redundancies they want by voluntary means.
This has been turned into a frontal attack on the trade union movement by their decision that those to be made redundant will be selected by management on the basis of such criteria as "skill" and "time keeping" • The Joint Shop Stewards Committee called a mass meeting last Friday which voted to opposé the redundancies and to occupy the plant in defence of jobs if necessary.
Meanwhile officials have organised a further procedural meeting for December 15.
It is unlikely therefore that the redundancies can now be implemented by management before the Christmas holiday.
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