> In the current dispute over the closure of Rover at Longbridge, the German
> TUists on the BMW board did not inform the British unions about the
> discussions on the board. It appears that they thought that getting rid of
> Rover might make their own jobs more secure, though I imagine they also
> were concerned not to do anything illegal.
There is an analysis of the position of the German union beaucracy in the Rover case at: http://www.labournet.de/branchen/auto/rover-d5.html (in German)
In English: http://www.labournet.net/ukunion/0003/bmw1.html http://www.labournet.net/ukunion/0003/rover2.html
At the shop stewart level there is at least some resistance against the nationalistic course of the IG Metall leadership: http://www.labournet.de/branchen/auto/rover-e2.html
Johannes