Workers in battle to save GKN plant
“We are currently on a four-day week and are 60 per cent down on production compared to this time last year.”
All four West Midland plants have been hit by short-time working in the wake of the dramatic slowdown hitting the automotive sector worldwide.
GKN said the Erdington plant, formerly Hardy Spicer, was to be safeguarded as a “single centre of excellence” and would benefit from £7 million-worth of investment over the next three years.
“GKN are hoping to make us a centre of excellence in the future but we have concerns about job losses,” added Mr Forbes.
The group has confirmed that 102 jobs will go at Great Barr, 264 at Aldridge, 150 at Telford and 86 at Erdington.
The latest cutbacks are part of a £120 million restructuring programme unveiled by the automotive parts giant in January. Last month the group announced it had cut around 2,800 jobs from its global workforce over the autumn.
