Hundreds of Holden workers have accepted a three-year wage freeze in order to prevent the company closing its production line in Adelaide’s northern suburbs in 2016.
In a series of ballots yesterday, 1700 employees at the Elizabeth plant were effectively voting to keep their jobs and continue producing the carmaker’s Cruze and Commodore models.
A planned three per cent wage increase from November will now be deferred as the carmaker looks to save $15 million in labour costs in order to remain viable and keep building cars in Australia.
Read the dull story at the ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-13/holden-workers-vote-on-pay-proposal/4884158?section=sa
