"He believes Simplot has about 20 per cent of its manufacturing staff with such huge retrenchment payouts that they want Simplot plants to shut so they can be paid out." . . .
maybe the workers that are losing their jobs at spc, are in line for a big payout????
there are probably a few holden workers who could not give a hoot about holden shutting down - because they are in line for a big payout.