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EPIC KOREAN AUTO WORKERS STRIKE

  • 07-08-2010 8:25pm
    #1
    digme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭


    Young Ho Lee tells the story of the 77-day occupation and fight against lay-offs at Korean Auto factory

    Maybe you should have done this at dell?


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jkJGFRE8I


Comments

  • #2
    catbear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,092 ✭✭✭catbear


    Well in a way Dell leaving their version of a strike.

    If the Dell workers had stage a sit in Dell would be still gone.


  • #3
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,473 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    Completely unrelated as the Korean company went bankrupt and the banks took over.
    Dell made the decision to move it's manufacturing to Poland as it
    a) energy costs were significantly lower than Ireland
    b) labour costs were significantly lower than Ireland
    c) They got a nice payoff from the Polish Government..

    Maybe instead of suggesting that the workers should have staged a strike you should have suggested they upskilled during their time at dell (dell paid for external courses) and that the Irish Government reduced costs such as energy for business companies?


  • #4
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    Maybe you should have done this at dell?

    It would be a bit odd considering I work for HP


  • #5
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    Dell moved because of the unions and the government. Unions demanding constant pay rises and the government allowing the costs to get too high. We're not competitive enough compared to Poland.

    Made perfect business sense to move there.


  • #6
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    WIZE wrote: »
    It would be a bit odd considering I work for HP

    I heard that you guys have no union. True?


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  • #7
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    I heard that you guys have no union. True?


    Nope .


  • #8
    ANXIOUS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭ANXIOUS


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    I heard that you guys have no union. True?

    Probally is, but on the upside if your boss has a bit on the side i done see why every HP employee shouldnt.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10900198


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