strike as part of Ford [UK).
Democracy, examines the employment management at the Andersonstown.
The Six Counties suffer from unemployment. of discrimination amromons populanon bears a disproportionate share of the burden. HEHOUEN make up under a third of the worktorce, ney provide over half the unemployed.
It was generally assumed that the new industries set up in the 1960s, especially the subsidiaries of the big international firms, steered clear of sectarian policies, operating recruitment system.
so the giant US-based Ford Motor Company.
JOBS A survey of the workforce in the Ford (Autolite) factory in the Andersonstown area Bellast shows that Autolite is discriminating against Catholies in the allocation of jobs.
The Autolite factory is subsidiary of the giant Ford Motor Company. It produces carburettors range of Ford cars.
A lew years back a malor controversy blew up in Ford (Autolite) when discovered that the personnel officer was tearing up application forms from CathoFORD workers in the North of Ireland are also on The following article, reprinted from 'Unfree Citizen', the paper of People's Ford [Autolite] lies.
Significantly, the the sponsible was not dismissed but merely shifted to another position in the tactory. with the same salary and status as his previous job SECTARIAN The personnel officer currently responsible for processing job applications sergeant in the sectarian Ulster Defence Regiment fair obviously things haven't chanBedhe Andersonstown area is overwhelmingly Catholic; near at hand are •Une ghettos of Turf Lodge, Ballymurphy and winbrook. with high unemployment rates.
of Yet the workforce tory is two thirds Protestant. They obviously don't come from the surrounding areas.
Workers in the factory have said that for the majority of the jobs, no specialised skills are required. Local people could easily fill these positions.
LOYALISTS was Instead OCODIC brought in from Loyalist areas job as far away as Bangor and Portadown to fill the jobs.
The survey also shows that Catholics who are employed are mainly policies of jobs. Thus Catholics make up 40 per cent of those in the lower plant in grade jobs but only 20 per cent of those in the better grades.
INDICTMENT
man re figures indictment of management. They show that Autolite is operating a policy of алстланоп. controuton population.
WARNING
The figures also illustrate the level of discrimination which has continued there even since the civil rights campaign. They are a warning of what can be expected if the Unionists ever sprawling regain control in the North.
The trade unions and the SOCIA movement North have fought shy of the In the tac- issue of discrimination for far too long.
EQUAL There can be no real unity between Catholic and Protéstant working class until their positions are roughly equal. those discrimination who divide the are being working class, not those who oppose it. Discrimination must be fought wherever it raises its doing the worst Area of work Toilet cleaners Dyecast Salvage crib are an the Autolite Pressing and flating Sub-assembly Upper body line Lower body line to the oppres Kinsbury anti-Unionist Final build Chukker 183 distributors PP&C TOTAL factory: the Toolroom Maintenance Canteen staff Security Quality control Women operators TOTAL OVERALL TOTAL who practise cent
DISCRIMINATION AT WORK
IN FORD (AUTOLITE), BELFAST Total Miscellaneous machining Flow room and choke pull Percentage of total that is Catholic, 40.2 per cent The following are regarded as the better jobs in the 1136 Percentage of total that is Catholic, 19.3 per cent Percentage of overall total that is Catholic, 33.2 per cent. Protestants Catholics that reply.
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