Strike averted! Union at U.K. Nissan plant calls off strike.(Automotive Briefs)(Brief Article)

Purchasing, March, 2004

Unionized workers at a Nissan plant in the U.K have called off plans to strike over the relocation of its purchasing department (see PURCHASING, Feb. 5, 2004, page 14). The strike plan was revealed in December after Nissan failed to consult with members of the Amicus Trade Union over the relocation of the plant's 70-person purchasing department from its existing location in Sunderland to an office in Cranfield.

Bedfordshire, some 240 miles away in an effort to place purchasing closer to a production plant. Although the relocation will take place as planned, union officials called off strike plans when Nissan agreed to put more effort into finding other jobs in the current plant for staff who don't want to relocate. Employees were told of the move three months...

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