to move from its position to close the Leyton factory. Only the date has changed.
The outline of the deal is as follows. Workers will return to work witha guarantee of a minimum of months men our a maxunum or twelve months.
During the first
months people will be encouraged to take voluntary redundancy.
After twelve months, production will be transferred to Plymouth offer COLETI made. Workers will now have the choice taking orioinal deg double basic redundancy pay plus E1000, or basic redundacy plus one half of a year's wages.
In general the second offer will be worth an average of E1300 more Other aspects of the of fer include: • Full holiday entitleUnfortunately the management has refused ment will be granted for Christmas. • Full holiday entitlement will be given for next whenever people leave. • Management has fered a seven per cent wage * There is agreement for recriminations on either side* • The unions in their turn asked to imand external black. ing. They must also cooperate with the move.
Having to increase its offer shows the problems that management is running into with the stopping of all work on its and the blacking of its products.
Management's discomfiture was increased WICH right wing Labour MP for Leyton Bryan Magee did a complete LOULL ECL He withdrew his unconditional support for management and raised a demand pressed on him by the Staffa workers that thi government grant of f4m Some De blocked It was on the basis of this thet Staffa decided to move opera tions to Plymouth with net loss jobs and the destruction of one third of all manufacturing jobs in East London.
The problems that management might face were already anticipated in a report drawn up by consultants, Hay Com munications, to prepare all the details of the closure.
were that the workers would get their hands on the report.
Phase 1 report on 24 April revealed 'certain parts are critical to Staffa DUCATIC INCY CARE DE SHO. contracted for production elsewhere. Where possible an excess production these parts should be mad and the stockpile moved off site.
SEEM TO FOR 1 REALL Unfortunately for management the over-time one-day stop pages prior to the closure announcement meant that this stockpiling couldn't be properly fulfilled. The result was potential disaster for the company.
The report continues: 'Cost is not the main consideration where maintaining a market presence dur ing the switch to Plymouth is essential to company survival."
It is this loss of market presence which stared the company in the face.
The about face by Bryan Magee on top of this is a stab in the back for the company.
Until last week, Magee has been putting a promanagement line His advice to the workers run down parliamentary motion to this effect when a counterposed resolution was tabied by Ernie Roberts which gained over 30 signatories and a big campaign began OBSESSED in his constituency, Mageo began to look to his own future. He is soon coming up for re-selection.
Of course, Magee has left himself whole number of escape hatches. He has written to Industry Secretary, Patrick Jenkin, asking him to review very critically his department's
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fighting to keep their factory in Leyton decided this week to return to work on the basis of a much improved management offer.