Mini workers turn on union bosses

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Last Modified: 16 Feb 2009
By: Darshna Soni

Workers at Mini sacked with just one hour's notice, many with no pay-off, were so angry they pelted union leaders with fruit, accusing them of betrayal.

Eight hundred and fifty agency staff were dismissed at the end of their shift at the plant in Cowley, which is cutting production to just five days a week.

BMW has built the Mini into a hugely successful brand, especially overseas, but it has not been immune from the crisis across the industry, with a 35 per cent slump in sales last month.