Ford boss offers to work for $1

8:20am Wednesday 3rd December 2008

THE chief executive of Ford has offered to work for $1 a year and sell his corporate jet if the car maker is bailed out by the American taxpayer.

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Things have to change, Ford boss tells MPs

5:02pm Friday 28th November 2008

THE SOUTHAMPTON plant is losing money and things have to change. This was the bombshell the head of Ford Europe John Fleming delivered when he met with MPs for top-level talks about the future of the company today.

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Ford talks are back on the agenda

7:32am Thursday 27th November 2008

Civic leaders to meet Ford unions – if protesters stay away

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Vital talks over Ford plant future scrapped

10:30am Wednesday 26th November 2008

A VITAL meeting over the future of Southampton’s Ford factory was today shelved after 50 protesters gathered on the steps of the city’s Civic Centre.

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MPs in crunch talks to save jobs at Ford

7:10am Tuesday 25th November 2008

Urgent meeting this week to discuss firm’s future

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Staff in Ford factory’s supply chain face a bleak festive season

10:59am Thursday 20th November 2008

JOB fears are increasing for workers in Ford’s supply chain as the plant prepares to close for Christmas.

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VFS axes 100 jobs as Ford crisis deepens

9:23am today Monday 17th November 2008

THE latest fallout of the Ford crisis is the laying off of two thirds of the workforce of one support company in a desperate effort to stay in business.

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Ford boss to meet MPs on future of plant

2:21pm Tuesday 4th November 2008

THE head of Ford's European operation has agreed to meet with politicians for top level talks over the future of the giant Southampton plant.

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Ford confirms month long shut down

10:25am Tuesday 4th November 2008

MOTOR giant Ford has confirmed that its Southampton's plant will be shutting down for a month over Christmas forcing workers to survive on basic pay.

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Hundreds sign up to save Ford

8:46am Thursday 30th October 2008

SCORES of people have signed a petition in support of Southampton’s Ford workers.

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New bombshell on the cards for Ford staff

6:10pm Tuesday 28th October 2008

FORD workers fear the giant Southampton plant may be closed for a month leaving them to survive on basic pay.

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Workers in new walk out at Ford transit plant

6:31pm Friday 24th October 2008

ANGRY workers stormed out of Southampton's Ford plant tonight.

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MPs throw support behind Ford workers

10:12am Friday 24th October 2008

POLITICAL support for the threatened Southampton Ford plant is mounting, with 27 MPs throwing their weight behind the factory workers.

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Sack threat to Ford staff who downed tools

9:15am Thursday 23rd October 2008

WORKERS who downed tools and walked out of Southampton’s Ford factory may face the sack, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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