Striking French Airbus workers march against massive job cuts
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Thousands of striking French Airbus workers, blowing whistles, exploding firecrackers and waving banners, marched through Toulouse Tuesday to try to force the struggling planemaker to ditch its plans for massive job cuts.
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Millions of workers joined a general strike in Italy yesterday against the economic policies of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-Right government.
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Airbus and parent aerospace group EADS were in the eye of a breaking storm of union defiance and stock market doubts over cutbacks on Monday, a day before a strike in French factories.
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A French trade union threatened on Monday to halt production of aircraft by Airbus if the board did not redistribute cutbacks between Germany and France.
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Trade unions in France aren't giving up their short work week without a fight. They gathered more than 300,000 people Sunday for marches in cities across France, to protest plans to chip-away at the 35-hour ...
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has confirmed that 10,000 job cuts were planned at European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, but urged there be &quot;no compulsory layoffs.&quot;
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France's conservative government is vowing not to buckle under pressure from the worst strikes for two years, but a tough battle is brewing after a week of protests which have strengthened the unions' resolve.
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Airbus trade unions decided to call on all French employees of the European aircraft maker to respect a one-hour work stoppage on Tuesday to protest restructuring plans for the group, a trade union source told AFP.
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Workers at Airbus revolted on Thursday against massive cutbacks, planning a strike next week in a warning to the company that its recovery strategy is in for a long, tough haul.
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Thousands of Airbus employees took to the streets to protest planned job cuts that have drawn fire amid a heated presidential campaign.
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GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12
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Thousands of employees at General Motorsâ European plants staged protests today against the plan to slash 12,000 jobs across the continent, while a shortage of parts from a striking German plant forced two other factories to stop production.
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TOULOUSE, France - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and ...Comment
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Airbus will slash 10,000 jobs and sell all or part of six factories, it confirmed on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
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French teachers went on strike on  Thursday, the third day of public sector protests over pay,  reforms and job cuts that have sent a sharp warning to  President Jacques Chirac's conservative government.
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PARIS  - Trade unions took a massive swipe at President Jacques Chirac's conservative government Saturday, gathering more than 300,000 people at marches across France to protest plans to chip away at the country's shortened workweek.
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The French prime minister defended thousands of job cuts at Airbus on Thursday, but protests over the losses at the planemaker silenced three German plants in a backlash that could threaten recovery hopes.