Workers sacked over productivity | IMGpapers 1976

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Grundfos

instructions reports GEOFF RYAN.

doing in the air these days. destined for These deals really mean.

members of Manufacturing in scheme Newcastle have been sacked because of their refusal to accept arbitrary management productivity, With productivity much in what has happened lo the Engineering Union members at Grundfosisa lesson toall workers about what work on me Four months ago the workers rejected a bonus system on sackca productivity. They argued the and W cl Couruscu payment under it was uncertain Following the union relec tion, management attempted to step up productivity in other ways. But the workers resisted and reverted to the previousiy agreed levels of production.

A furious management then suspended the workers, and when they refused to return to :03S1S the productivity levels stipulated by management they were The strike and now lock-out al arunaros invoives mainiy women workers. It may be a smal local dispute, but wnen productivity deals are such a policy the Grundfos struggle The strike committee have made an appeal for financial support and tnis can be sent le MsSE Starkey, 37 Donvale Rd, Donwell Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Socialist Challenge 2 November 1978 page 5

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