Behind Ford’s latest mass layoffs in Australia

Behind Ford’s latest mass layoffs in Australia

By Will Marshall
10 May 2011

"Ford Australia’s recent decision to slash production by 20 percent and lay off another 240 workers—13 percent of its total manufacturing workforce—is the latest in a protracted series of attacks on car workers’ jobs and conditions that is being directly orchestrated by the Labor government. Behind the backs of the workforce, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her senior ministers are collaborating with the car companies and trade unions to restructure the entire industry with the aim of boosting profits and “international competitiveness.”" Full Article Here