BMW urges union to hold fresh talks as strike action begins
Carmaker BMW has made an 11th hour plea to unions to head to the negotiating table in a last-ditch attempt to avoid damaging strike action.
The company is bracing itself for industrial action at its Hams Hall engine plant, MINI body panel works in Swindon and the MINI production facility in Cowley.
Workers at the three plants have agreed strike action through their union, Unite, in protest against the closure of the company’s pension scheme.
The company said: “We regret the decision by Unite to stage industrial action and... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
