MEXICO CITY, Jul 17, 2003 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The leader of the Volkswagen Workers Union (SitiaVW), Jose Luis Rodriguez, said that if the company began to fire the 2,000 workers as threatened before it reaches an agreement with the union, the workers would go on strike.Interviewed after talks between the company and the union concluded Wednesday, Rodriguez said that calling a strike would be very dangerous for both parties, but if there was no other option, that could not be ruled out."If the dismissals begin at some moment or if the desired results are not obtained in the negotiations, [the strike] would remain as our last resort," said the union official.Rodriguez added that during Wednesday's talks, technical issues were discussed once again so the company has still not presented its financial proposal to the workers, but this is expected to be received by Friday. The union leader mentioned that due to confusion about the figures in Volkswagen's annual production program, the company representatives spent much of the day explaining how they calculated percentage of the production cut quoted by the company.Rodriguez said that the company could be willing to absorb part of the costs of keeping the 2,000 employees on at the factory.
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