The escalation of strike action across the country by around 300 engineering service workers has thwarted attempts by bosses from Kone using a tracking system as a disciplinary tool.   The Finnish owned company were intent on using unreliable “spy in the cab” technology.  In one case the data showed that an engineer was supposed to have driven over 1000 miles in one day without refuelling!   Previously Kone management had walked away from negotiations, which had angered workers given that it was Kone who had approached ACAS in the first place.   The Unite rep from Gateshead’s Team Valley […]