According to a report on the English language version of the Thai website Prachatai, General Motors of Thailand has fired all of its unionized members at its car assembly plant:
"General Motors Thailand has laid off over 800 labour union members after almost a year of fruitless talks to solve disputes between them.
On 3 Oct, while the General Motors (Thailand) Labour Union was holding its annual meeting, representatives of the company showed up to present a letter announcing the termination of employment of those who are members of the union, taking effect from 4 p.m. on 5 Oct,.
According to the letter, the labour union has demanded changes in the conditions of employment since 21 Oct 2008, and the company has also made demands of the labour union since 4 Nov 2008. With mediation by the authorities already exhausted, both sides have been unable to reach any agreement. The company cites the 1975 Labour Relations Act to terminate employment."
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GM Thailand fires union employees
Started by Hedda, Oct 07 2009 02:18 PM
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Posted 20 October 2009 - 12:21 PM
It didn't get much press publicity, but I saw a small article in the hard copy of one of the English dailies last week, noting that the GM strike had been ended with the re-instatement of all unionized employees.
