Posts Tagged ‘Visteon’

The usual suspects

The usual suspects

News that familiar – some might say notorious – corporate names have profited from a company that took the pensions of Welsh workers should compel us to rage against the machine

Real green shoots in a world of hammers

Real green shoots in a world of hammers

The closure of the Linamar factory in Swansea shows once again that Wales is far too often buffeted by the misfortunes of international business. Now is the time to take charge

This widow’s story tells a wider sad tale

This widow’s story tells a wider sad tale

INDUSTRIAL disputes often have a habit of tipping over into tragedy. Many people in Wales will remember the death of David Wilkie, the Treforest taxi driver killed near Rhymney when a piece of concrete was dropped on his car while it was carrying strike breaker David Williams to work during the 1984 mining dispute. Now, [...]

Pension rights, and pension wrongs

Pension rights, and pension wrongs

There appears to be considerable disparity in the way Ford handles its industrial relations around the world. While American workers get promises of new jobs and bonuses, former employees – including some here in Wales – are having to go to court to get what they say is owed to them