Unite To Ballot Members In Rob Williams Sacking

Unite members at the Linamar plant in Swansea are to be balloted for industrial action after bosses sacked Unite convener Rob Williams.

Rob Williams was first dismissed last week after management at the car parts factory complained there had been a breach of trust between Williams and the management.

An unofficial walk-out by Unite members forced executives at company to back down, reinstating Rob Williams with no loss of pay. Williams had locked himself into his union office when the police were called to evict him from the premesis. Workers stopped them from evicting him.

Talks in London between Tony Woodley and Linamar chief Brian Wade broke down when the company insisted on dissmissing Rob.

Linamar, which took over Visteon's Swansea plant last year, has begun to force through mass redundancies among its workforce.

Some 140 staff at Linamar have already been made redundant this year and the company has tried to deny the remaining workers a 5.25% pay rise that their contracts entitle them to as former Ford employees.

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