20170304 - UNIONS TO VOTE ON STRIKE AT MINI PLANT OXFORD

UNIONS TO VOTE ON STRIKE AT MINI PLANT OXFORD

In a potential blow to 2017 plans, employees are to vote Friday on whether they should strike at MINI Plant Oxford due to a change in retirement benefits. The Guardian has this helpful guide to what’s at stake:

The Union said that BMW had refused to lift its threat to close the final salary pension plan by the end of May, when it plans to move to the less generous defined-contribution plans.
Quelle: http://www.motoringfile.com/20…strike-mini-plant-oxford/

Wenn man sich zum Streit entschliesst könnte das für aktuelle Bestellungen negativ auswirken.

Ich hoffe mal für alle die aktuell auf ihren MINI warten, dass man sich noch einigen kann.

Ich drück alle Daumen, dass man Deinen Neuen ordentlich gebaut hat und zur Not die Qualitätskontrolle alles gefunden hat.

Wird gut Dirk, ganz sicher!

Es wird wohl eine Verzögerung bei Lieferungen aus Oxford geben:

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MINI WORKERS AT PLANT OXFORD SET FOR STRIKE
It looks like a MINI strike is a reality. MINI workers at Plant Oxford are set to enact a series of 24 hour strikes in their ongoing pension conflict with BMW.

Designed to disrupt production, the union is using the strikes as a bargaining ploy in its effort to retain the current pension system which is set to change June 1st.

What’s at stake? MINI workers at Plant Oxford have historically had a defined benefit plan. Similar to how pensions worked for years in the US, “defined benefit” or “final salary” pensions were the main way most people saved for retirement. The income is guaranteed and linked to inflation.

In a “defined contribution” plan you and your employer save and the retirement income you receive is based on your years on the job, the accrual rate, and salary. There are no guarantees over the income it will produce.

At retirement, you simply have a pension value and it is up to you to decide what to do with it. You can buy an annuity, go into “income drawdown” or take one or several cash lump sums.

It’s worth noting that many companies in the UK have moved in this direction to cut costs and remain competitive. But that begs the question – should MINI follow them or continue to reward its highly valuable workforce?

Quelle: http://www.motoringfile.com/2017/04/05/mini-strike/

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Verstehen kann man es, wenn es darum geht, dass Zulagen gekürzt werden. Ohne Protest würde wir sowas auch nicht akzeptieren.

Wenn MINI es geschickt machen, fällt es vielleicht gar nicht wirklich auf. Soll ja erstmal nur ein Tag sein.