Visteon workers protest outside Ford showrooms (From Echo)

Visteon workers protest outside Ford showrooms

8:16am Monday 27th April 2009

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FORMER Visteon workers held two protests to vent their anger at the company and Ford.

Demonstrations took place at the Ford showroom at Rayleigh Weir and Ford Dunton in Basildon on Friday.

Visteon in Basildon went into administration on March 30,leaving 170 employees without a job.

A group of 15 former workers, stood outside Ford in Rayleigh Weir for three-and-a-half hours waving placards.

l Trade union leader Bob Crow was due to join ex-Visteon workers for a protest outside the company’s Basildon plant today.

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