Workers threaten to blow up another factory

Workers at Nortel France join the gas cylinder gang but their threats may be empty.

Submitted by akai on July 15, 2009

Workers at the French arm of telecommunications manufacturer Nortel placed gas cylinders in front of the plant in Yvelines, near Paris, where 467 out of 683 jobs will be lost following bankruptcy proceedings started in North America,

The cylinders turned out to be empty but it's unknown whether they will stay that way.

The workers are demanding better redundancy packages. Some sources report that they are demanding up to 100,000 euros severance pay.

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