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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Union Uses "Reverse Auction" as Fighting Words

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Hey, here at the RARC, we're following the latest news and trends in all uses of reverse auctions (and the terminology of it as well). Well, here's a new one out of Wales. The union for auto workers at TRW Automotive is using "reverse auctioning" in an accusatory (and pejorative) way - alleging that management is having its plants engage in a "reverse auction" on lowering costs to determine which one(s) to close. You can read the details here below:

BBC News - Union talks on Resolven car plant closure
From the article:
"Derek Vaughan, Labour MEP for Wales, and a former leader of Neath Port Talbot council, said he was shocked by management "tactics" at TRW.

He accused TRW of holding a "reverse auction" among its plants in Europe to find out which staff would take the biggest cuts."

Now, not saying we haven't seen this kind of action done before - but a unique twist to use the "reverse auction" label in such a way.

David

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