That this House expresses its grave concern at the announcement of 1,300 job losses at the Ford Halewood plant; calls on the management of the Ford Motor Company to reconsider this decision; urges the company to move quickly to confirm the production of a new car at Halewood; and further urges the company to enter into early discussions with the Government, local authorities, trade unions and local honourable Members with a view to tackling any issues which may have led to this decision.

That this House expresses its grave concern at the announcement of 1,300 job losses at the Ford Halewood plant; calls on the management of the Ford Motor Company to reconsider this decision; urges the company to move quickly to confirm the production of a new car at Halewood; and further...

That this House regrets the action taken by the management of Glacier RPB at their factory in Polmadie, Glasgow in sacking, without notice, 97 engineering workers, including some who were off sick or on holiday at the time; notes that these workers, who are members of the Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union have been in occupation of the factory for more than two weeks in a dignified and responsible manner in an attempt to force management to negotiate with them; further notes that the factory manager, Mr Edward Milligan, has repeatedly refused to meet with the honourable Member for Glasgow Central, representatives of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service or the regional officer of the AEEU; and calls on senior management of the parent company, T&N plc, to intervene by ensuring that Mr Milligan and his management team in Glasgow re-instate all 97 sacked workers and begin negotiations to achieve a settlement to this quite unnecessary dispute on a fair and sensible basis.

That this House regrets the action taken by the management of Glacier RPB at their factory in Polmadie, Glasgow in sacking, without notice, 97 engineering workers, including some who were off sick or on holiday at the time; notes that these workers, who are members of the Amalgamated Engineering &...

That this House is dismayed at Eurotunnel's inappropriate decision to declare, from 1st January 1997, 657 redundancies, 307 of which will be in the United Kingdom; in addition notes that two dozen security staff on short term contracts are not to have their contracts renewed from the end of November 1996; understands that these security staff are highly trained and experienced operatives, many having previously been employed in security work in Northern Ireland; further notes that these workers were recruited on short term contracts but with the implied promise and expectation of permanent work at some later date; considers that although Eurotunnel has made claims to the contrary, it is clear that the security operatives are to be replaced by either non-specialist Eurotunnel staff or agency labour, believes it is indicative of the disregard by employers of employees that Eurotunnel's chosen employment agency, Staffsign, is already attempting to recruit Eurotunnel security staff at wages 33 per cent. less than are currently paid; deeply regrets that Eurotunnel is seeking to engage its staff in so-called consultation exclusively through the mechanism of its own company council thereby avoiding the legitimate right of these employees who are members of the Transport and General Workers Union to be consulted and represented through the mechanisms of that union; and calls upon Eurotunnel to rescind its current programme of job cuts, particularly in the interests of public safety and open a dialogue with the Transport and General Workers Union about developing an independent and representative industrial relations forum for the future.

That this House is dismayed at Eurotunnel's inappropriate decision to declare, from 1st January 1997, 657 redundancies, 307 of which will be in the United Kingdom; in addition notes that two dozen security staff on short term contracts are not to have their contracts renewed from the end of November...