GWU to discuss substantial job cuts by major company
The General Workers' Union is today expected to meet the management of a "major company" that will be "substantially" cutting down on employees due to the prevailing economic situation.
GWU general secretary Tony Zarb opted not to name the company at this stage saying he would rather await the outcome of the meeting before making the information public.
He added that other companies, "about three or four in total", had also informed the union that they may have to terminate employment or reduce working hours if the government insisted on increasing their burden through the new utility tariffs.
The GWU announced last week that Trelleborg Sealing Solutions would operate on a four-day working week due to the downturn within the global automotive industry.
The union yesterday called on the government not to increase the financial burden on workers and companies that were already battling the global financial crisis.
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Ethelbert schembri
Oct 23rd 2008, 09:12
To the one below
Wakey, wakey this is the truth!!!!!
Read the article written yesterday by Mr William Wait on the Buisness Weekley because it seems that you are living on the moon!!
Yes, GWU is working to reduce the number of redundancies and till now this number went down with 20%. If you have the guts, go and face the redundant peole and try to explain to them that the Maltese Government is still saying that we are not going to be effected with the global economic resetion, but ALL the Companies are sending a very different message.
If you want to hear the truth, just go and talk to the employers, and you will face reality!!!!!
All Governments around the world are giving a hand to their economy, ours is saying that he want to impose new water and electricity tariffs..............can you tell me who is on the wrong side.................Maltese Government or the rest of the world???!!!
This has nothing to do with the EU issue and that make me more beleive that you are living on the moon!
l Galea
Oct 22nd 2008, 19:54
Charles Camilleri
What about the 84 Toly employees who have been discharged Charles?
What about those we are going to hear in the coming days?
What about the Chains supermarket employees who have been ordered to work at reduced hours, i.e. 6 hours?
Do they exist or not Charles?
Duncan Sant
Oct 22nd 2008, 18:36
Why don't you tell it to the Toly workers, or Trelleborg workers!!!
Charles Camilleri
Oct 22nd 2008, 15:19
The GWU and its ally used to play the same tune to scare the people from voting yes in the referendum for EU. Time has both proved them both wrong. We hope that it will be the same this time too.