{"id":2721,"date":"2015-01-15T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T12:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2015-01-15T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T12:36:12","slug":"jlr-jobs-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=2721","title":{"rendered":"JLR jobs victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In another victory for workers and local communities, Jaguar Land Rover announced on Monday (January 12) that it would create 1,300 new jobs at its world-class Solihull plant to build the automotive company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first sports utility vehicle (SUV).<\/p>\n

 
\nThis addition of so many new jobs comes on the heels of billions of pounds in investment at the plant over the past three years, and the doubling of its workforce to 9,450 over the same time period.<\/p>\n

 
\nThe SUV, based on the C-X17 concept car, was first launched at the Ford motor show in 2013 and will go on sale as the F-PACE in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 
\nAlthough newspapers highlighted what Jaguar Land Rover chief executive Ralf Speth called the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u015bcommitment to the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and a manufacturing-led economy\u00e2\u20ac\u0165, what was less publicised in the media was the role the workforce has played in the car firm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s success.<\/p>\n

 
\n“Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement is testament to the skills of the workforce and their ability to make world class vehicles,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite national officer Roger Maddison.<\/p>\n

 
\n“Their sacrifices during the tough times helped the company become the beacon for British manufacturing excellence it is today,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added. “The foundation of that success is the company and Unite working closely together and today’s announcement further underlines what a world beating workforce the workers at JLR are.”<\/p>\n

 
\nIndeed, JLR said it had chosen the UK as its manufacturing base for the new car because it wanted its cars to be \u00e2\u20ac\u015bcrafted with that special British flair\u00e2\u20ac\u0165\u00e2\u20ac\u201da clear nod to the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highly skilled workers.<\/p>\n

 
\nUnite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s close working relationship with JLR, among other automotive firms, has been key in the push for greater investment that has led to the creation of highly-skilled jobs and a greater domestic emphasis on manufacturing.<\/p>\n

 
\nAs David Bailey, Professor of Industry at Aston University, who has helped with drawing up Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strategy for the automotive industry, explained to UniteLIVE in November<\/a>:<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe skill and productivity of UK car industry workers have played a key part in the sector\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s revival. Workers and unions \u00e2\u20ac\u201c especially Unite \u00e2\u20ac\u201c have been instrumental with management in making the UK a competitive place for car firms to invest.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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