LONDON (AFP) - Jaguar car workers will vote on whether to strike in protest at Ford's decision to halt production of the luxury vehicle at a plant in central England with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, union leaders warned.
"Jaguar workers are angry and feel betrayed by the company they have delivered so much for," Tony Woodley, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, said Monday.
"Members are solid in their opposition to closure and they are being backed all the way by the unions' leadership."
The date of the vote was not yet announced.
Jaguar's US parent company Ford last Friday announced plans to halt production at a plant in Coventry, costing 1,150 jobs, because of poor demand for the luxury brand.
Around 750 white collar workers and 400 production staff will lose their positions at the Browns Lane site but Ford said there would be no compulsory redundancies.
Last month Ford cut production at the three British sites making Jaguar cars because of lacklustre sales, particularly in the United States.