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Indian car workers strike at Hyundai
Workers at Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) have taken strike action in protest of gross trade union rights violations and the company's refusal to enter collective bargaining with the union.
More than 1300 workers went on indefinite strike on April 20 after management at Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), located in Chennai, India, refused to negotiate contract demands with the Hyundai Motor India Employees' Union (HMIEU).
Model trade union motion in support of Visteon occupation
Model trade union motion for supporters of the Visteon occupation to take to branch meetings.
Leaflet of Visteon National Day of Action 25th April 2009
Leaflet of upcoming National Day of Action to support sacked Visteon workers
also here as a Word doc for printing
Visteon Day of Action 25th April leaflet here
Support the
Ford Visteon Workers
Struggle
Come to the factory anytime!
Following our 8-day occupation, now join our picket outside
Morson Road EN3 4NQ
Hundreds rally in support of Belfast Visteon workers
Hundreds marched to a rally at Belfast City Hall in solidarity with the workers occupying the Visteon factory in west Belfast.
On Friday, members of Organise!, the WSM, trade unions and several hundred others marched from Transport House in central Belfast, to City Hall to attend a rally in support of the sacked Visteon workers at their Finaghy plant in west Belfast.
Visteon workers reject "insulting" offer
Sacked workers of car parts firm Visteon taking part in pickets and occupations against job cuts have rejected an "insulting" cash offer from bosses.
The workers have vowed to fight on until they get their contractual entitlements. Supporters are urged to donate to help the ex-employees continue their struggle, visit the occupied Belfast plant and assist with picketing the Enfield plant, which had its blockades strengthened following the announcement.
Video of Visteon workers eviction in Enfield
Visteon workers in Enfield, having been threatened with mass arrest by a court order, agree to leave peacefully under the recommendation of the union on April 9, 2009. Some workers feel that ending the occupation is a mistake, despite an agreement by the Visteon management to enter into negotiations.
Visteon Managers Pension Fund
An extract of the administrators documents about Visteon, which suggests that managers' pensions were separated off to another company to protect them while the workers fund went bust.
One observer commentated: "Para 2 - It appears that Visteon Engineering Services (VES), new company ? protected their new ? employees by seperating from the main Visteon Pension fund on 13th February 2009.
Report from the Belfast Visteon occupation
Interesting article with background information about the occupation of the West Belfast Ford Visteon plant, and how Ford ran it down.
Post-Fordism in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Video of Enfield Visteon occupation ending
Video footage of and interviews with workers leaving the Enfield Visteon plant to rally and commence picketing.
Belfast: Hundreds rally in support of Visteon workers occupation
A report and audio recordings of the rally of hundreds of supporters of the Ford Visteon workers occupying their plant against their redundancies with no pay.
Over 200 people marched today from Andersonstown to the factory in Finachy for a rally, which was addressed by Unite Shop Stewards Charlie Maxwell and John Maxwell, including representatives from the SDLP and Sinn Fein.
