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France: Airbus workers wildcat strike succeeds

jef costello — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:35:00 +0000

After wildcat stoppage last month at factories in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, the unions (FO, CGC, CFTC and CFDT) could not agree to the latest offer before having taken it directly to the workers.

France: Sabotage at Renault factory

jef costello — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:12:47 +0000

The action appears to be a response to the sacking, ten days ago, of five workers for faute grave (gross misconduct). It is unclear how many of the 3000 workers were involved in the action, management has not specified exactly what form the sabotage took. The condemnation of the action by the CFDT union also fails to describe the action.

France: Strike over at Gare d'Austerlitz

jef costello — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:10:31 +0000

After a month of weekly one-day strikes the cleaners, employed by contractor TSI, at the Gare d'Austerlitz have returned to work.

France: Paris air traffic controllers strike

jef costello — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:43:47 +0000

Members of the CFDT and CGT unions were involved.

At Orly airport 50% of flights were cancelled with many more suffering significant delays, at Charles De Gaulle airport where the two unions are in the minority some 20% of flights were cancelled with others delayed.

France: Airport catering workers demonstrate

jef costello — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:36:27 +0000

Many of the 853 workers facing the sack protested outside the company offices before moving to Roissy airport where they protested at the Lufthansa check-in desks, Lufthansa is the former owner of LSG.