No layoffs at Vodafone and Ford
That the crisis pay the capitalists and bankers who produced, no workers. Vodafone announced that it would follow up 1.200 of the 5.000 workers in its workforce. So after a series of consultations with unions materialize to be held during the month of January. If the company has problems, It is due to the bad decisions of their managers and not the template, but, as usual, those who pay the consequences are workers.
On the other hand, Ford plans to make thousands of layoffs among 53.000 workers it has in its European factories. The US company will cut staff in UK, France, Germany and Russia arguing that recover and return. Until now, not to mention the Spanish plant located in Almussafes, Where do they work 7.500 employees, but there is no guarantee. "Improvements in structural costs shall be supported by reducing labor surplus in all functions", said Vice President of the European Division, Steven Armstrong. He “labor surplus” does not exist, What does exist is the thirst for capitalist profit. The employers also projected reduction in the catalog of less profitable models and an alliance with Volkswagen Group Limited commercial vans.
“Improvements in structural costs shall be supported by reducing labor surplus in all functions "
The fact is that layoffs placed again on the horizon for many working families, which again shows that the crisis of the world capitalist economy that began in the 2008 It has not completed. Crashes recurring bags, poverty, inequality, the settings, low wages and rising debts, signals are what is coming.
We must reject layoffs and support workers who fight against them. Governments should prohibit layoffs by Law. Whenever employers apply a snip, argues irrecoverable losses. They can not believe a word, should be required to open their books to their true financial situation is known.
In any case, the destruction of jobs is the worst option. A more rational measure would reduce the amount of working hours to be distributed among workers equal pay, production and the economy of the company under workers' control.
... general strike and mobilization to curb layoffs, increase wages and void labor reform laws, among other things.
What if, even so, employees strive to leave on the street, companies should be expropriated and given to the workers themselves. Dismissal and rising unemployment are a cancer of capitalism with which a handful of privileged intends to maintain its profits at the expense of poverty and the loss of most conquests. They also use it to put pressure on wages down.
UGT leaders, CCOO and others talk about "uncertainty" and tibiamente glimpse that they can take some action. Actually, They are responsible for passing labor reforms and EU-setting M.Rajoy many years. Far from making feints, They should call assemblies in all workplaces to discuss a list of claims common to all and fighting plan, general strike and mobilization to curb layoffs, increase wages and void labor reform laws. We express our solidarity with the workers of Vodafone, Ford and all those affected by layoffs and we are at the disposal of resistance measurements they decide to take.
