Unions fight to reverse Ford closure (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Unions fight to reverse closure of Ford's Swaythling plant
10:20am Thursday 1st November 2012 in Hampshire Business
By Matt Smith, Politics and business reporter
Unions fight to reverse Ford closure
UNION members launched their fight last night to save Ford's Swaythling plant from oblivion.
An emergency meeting by Southampton and South West Hampshire Trade Union Council (TUC) resolved to step up their fight to persuade Ford to reverse its decision to ditch the factory in July.
President of the TUC in Southampton Bobby Noyes said afterwards: “There is pressure that can be brought on Ford. The Government can do something towards it like taking back money that they gave them.
“We still need Transit vans and we should not be importing them from a foreign country.”
A public meeting will now be organised, inviting national union bosses, business leaders, MPs and city councillors, in a bid to forge a united front against closure.
Demonstrations in the city have also not been ruled out. Ms Noyes said: “We want to show the Ford workers that they are not alone and the people of Southampton support them.”
She also said campaigners and members wanted to keep the plant open rather than creating an enterprise zone which would chop up the closed down factory into small workshops.
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localnews
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12:18pm Thu 1 Nov 12
localnews
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12:18pm Thu 1 Nov 12
G0Rf
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1:06pm Thu 1 Nov 12
Easiest thing to do is never buy a ford transit van again?
Ban Ford from importing transit vans into the country?
andysaints007
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5:43pm Thu 1 Nov 12
G0Rf wrote:Tw&t
No chance.
Easiest thing to do is never buy a ford transit van again?
Ban Ford from importing transit vans into the country?
Dresnez
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2:00pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Don't expect much help from the this Government.
As with Starbucks we just can't compete with global industries who just locate to where the wages are lowest and locate HQ in order to pay the lowest corporation taxes. They then organise their accounts so that any profits are recorded as losses by offsetting Royalty Fees.
European Union rules allow the transfer of such Royalty fees within the bloc without tax deductions, but require withholding taxes to be levied when the fees are moved outside the bloc.
But Dutch tax law allows companies to send royalty fees earned in other countries on to tax havens without incurring taxes.
In September, the European Parliament voted to close this loophole.
But its views on tax matters are only advisory, and rule changes require unanimity among member states.
Source: http://www.reuters.c
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ohec says...
12:18pm Thu 1 Nov 12