{"id":5891,"date":"2015-09-25T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T10:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2015-09-25T11:13:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T10:13:23","slug":"no-business-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=5891","title":{"rendered":"No business case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Business secretary Sajid Javid has been urged to \u00e2\u20ac\u0098bang heads together\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 so that the US bosses of Goodyear hold \u00e2\u20ac\u0098genuine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 consultations over the threat to 330 jobs at its Wolverhampton plant.<\/p>\n

 
\nUnite said that the decision to close the West Midlands plant was \u00e2\u20ac\u0098a political decision\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 made in the US and rubber stamped by the UK management. It had nothing to do with its excellent productivity record, profitability or exchange rates.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe believe that this was a political decision taken by the US bosses of Goodyear as a sop to shareholders and because it is easier to fire UK workers than their European counterparts,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite regional secretary for the West Midlands Gerard Coyne.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe UK management has not presented a business case for closure which will be a body blow to the workers and the regional economy,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe strings are being pulled by the US headquarters management in Akron, Ohio. The closure is political, and not based on a coherent business case.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why we have asked for Sajid Javid to intervene with Goodyear in America, so that UK workers have a level playing field when their jobs could go to less productive, less profitable plants in either France or Germany.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe will be seeking a legal review into the non-existence of a genuine consultation exercise \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and, in the meantime, we are calling for the company to enter into meaningful talks,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Coyne went on to say.<\/p>\n

 
\nUnite commissioned independent analysts, Syndex UK to examine the business case for closure and any alternatives that Goodyear may have considered \u00e2\u20ac\u201c however, the management has refused point blank to release critical information.<\/p>\n

 
\nCoyne highlighted that, based on the limited information that Syndex was allowed to examine, the conclusion was that there was no case for closure based on productivity, profitability or fluctuating exchange rates.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIn fact, Unite believes that with the right management and business decisions, Wolverhampton could be one of Goodyear\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most profitable European plants,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he said.<\/p>\n

 
\nThe factory mixes the rubber compounds for tyres, as well as re-treading tyres. The re-tread division is expected to close in mid-2016 and the rubber compounds by January 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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