Visteon and on and on and jobs-are-gone...

It’s time to speak up again for the good and loyal ex-employees of Visteon UK. After having spent some further time with my good friend and loyal-employee of 26 years, the Jerk is even more incensed of the injustice surrounding the conditions of the redundancies. Rather than doing the usual Easter frivolities of domestic chores and walks in the country, my wife and I shall be making our way to Basildon to support the protests. I may even join in with the “watering” of the daffodil beds.

Latest developments see local MPs opening questions in parliament, and admittedly the support shown from Angela Smith MP has been refreshing. Apparently it’s today that the bigwigs at Ford are meeting in the US today, but who’s going to hold out to hear what Alan Mulally has to say? He took home almost £10,000,000 in salary and bonuses last year. His ivory tower is probably very comfortable and warm.

And then there’s the fact that the biggest debt of Visteon UK is to Visteon Corp. Essentially the same board of directors, £400m is owed to Corp. So when KPMG do tie up operations, Visteon is at the top of the list for receiving payment (that’ll help achieve their director’s bonuses and salary of £1,000,000).

My only wish is that the national press would get on board. The timing was almost perfect from Visteon, but they never bet on the occupation.

See you on the picket line.