Fiat Attempt to Curtail Workers' Rights.

[Griska]

Time Magazine ran a glowing story, last week, on Fiat boss, Sergio Marchionne, claiming he had basically rescued the auto industry.
However, Fiat is involved in some very repressive behaviour, with regards to it's workers.

Fiat, the biggest transnational company based in Italy, has excluded Fiom-Cgil, the largest Italian metalworkers union, from the whole group (80.000 employees) because this union did not sign an agreement which worsened working conditions, violated workers' rights (including the right to strike); and cancelled all the existing company-level agreements and the national metalworkers agreement.

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/content/view/full/113068

http://www.just-auto.com/insights

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066258,00.html

[C. Flower]

Well, simples: union members should not buy Fiats.

[Griska]

Well, simples: union members should not buy Fiats.

Indeed.
There's now two reasons.
The other being they are pants anyway.

[Baron von Biffo]

Indeed.
There's now two reasons.
The other being they are pants anyway.

Not called Fix It Again Tomorrow for nothing.

[Griska]

Not called Fix It Again Tomorrow for nothing.

Precisely.
My father claimed the Italians made wonderful everyday food and terrible everyday cars.

[fluffybiscuits]

Time Magazine ran a glowing story, last week, on Fiat boss, Sergio Marchionne, claiming he had basically rescued the auto industry.
However, Fiat is involved in some very repressive behaviour, with regards to it's workers.

Fiat, the biggest transnational company based in Italy, has excluded Fiom-Cgil, the largest Italian metalworkers union, from the whole group (80.000 employees) because this union did not sign an agreement which worsened working conditions, violated workers' rights (including the right to strike); and cancelled all the existing company-level agreements and the national metalworkers agreement.

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/content/view/full/113068

http://www.just-auto.com/insights

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066258,00.html

80,000 workers should start a boycott FIAT campaign anon using social networking. If we take the theory that there is a lot of people who know a lot of people word of mouth could potentially destroy FIAT then . Im just thinking off the cuff but lets bring back people power and see how things go :)

[Griska]

80,000 workers should start a boycott FIAT campaign anon using social networking. If we take the theory that there is a lot of people who know a lot of people word of mouth could potentially destroy FIAT then . Im just thinking off the cuff but lets bring back people power and see how things go :)

I like your thinking.

[fluffybiscuits]

I like your thinking.

Well thousands of workers cannot be wrong. Imagine if it took hold and word got out around via social networking (like here), it would ruin the reputation of FIAT. It didnt earn the title of Fix it Again Tommorrow for nothing ;) Spreading workd via word of mouth and outside of Italy could do FIAT some damage if they were to treat their workers shoddily. Many hands make light work (but not on a FIAT :D)...