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MORE REDUNDANCIES and lay-offs were announced by Britis manufacturers this week, while brighter news came from L. Gar( ner and Sons whose workforce returned to work on Wednesda following a seven week sit-in.
The Gardner workforce started their strike in protest at the company's proposed 590 named redundancies. Following negotiations last week and a mass meeting on Tuesday of this week, the 2,350 employees overwhelmingly accepted a n turn to work.
The company are now seekin 275 voluntary redundancies b February 28. If this figure is nc achieved by then, voluntarily c through "natural wastage" FE dundancies will not be enforced
The company says that ha the decision to return to wor been delayed, two large order could have been put at risk. Th workforce are now working five day week which is expectei to continue for some time.
Gloomier news comes fron Dodge, York Trailer and Perkin: Engines. Dodge Trucks is tc shed 100 jobs at Luton and 341 at Dunstable due to the "seven recession."
York Trailer (Tees) Ltd has an flounced a further 75 redundan cies at its Northallerton plan while 600 Perkins employee: worked only one day this week To complete the gloomy picture some 460 workers are to bE made redundant at two of thE four UK factories of AC Delco the car components subsidiar) of General Motors.