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Jim Malone Pledges 100% Solidarity with NCR Workers |
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| | | Solidarity today accused global corporate giant NCR of ripping the heart out of Dundee by announcing it is to axe 650 jobs. In an act of scandalous profiteering NCR are axing these jobs and moving production to Hungary where they are paying workers lower wages.
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Dundee Solidarity spokesperson Jim McFarlane said: “For decades Dundee workers have produced untold millions in pounds in profit for NCR. There is hardly a family in the city who have not had a family member who has worked in NCR at some time. This announcement is a disgrace, it is an example of corporate vandalism and underlines that the policy of NCR is nothing less than the “race to the bottom.” i.e. moving production away from higher wage economies to lower paid sectors of the world to boost profits.”
Jim Malone a leading trades unionist in Dundee who is heading up Solidarity’s list for the Scottish parliament elections in May said: “Workers in Dundee have been treated disgracefully. Thousands upon thousands of people in the city will be devastated by this announcement. Solidarity pledges 100% support to NCR workers and trade unionists in fighting this scandal and campaigning to keep the jobs in Dundee. We will support workers in taking action including strike action to save their jobs and livelihoods.”
Tommy Sheridan MSP said today: “This is capitalist globalisation at its most brutal. A highly profitable operation, NCR, opens a factory in Hungary to exploit the opportunity to drive down wages and boost their profitability. They claim that no worker in Dundee will be affected then they turn around and announce the axing of 650 jobs. It is a scandal. Solidarity demands that NCR maintains the jobs in Dundee. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with the workers of NCR in Dundee in their battle against this corporate madness.” |
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