German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure
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German unions on Thursday called for a  consumer boycott of Nokia (NOK1V.HE) products to protest  against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant.
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German union leaders say more than 12,000 workers have staged warning strikes at three Volkswagen plants, while a sixth round of contract talks was scheduled in Hannover.
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2,300 layoffs Nokia is shut down its Bochum plant in Germany by mid 2008. The closure will affect at least 2,300 Nokia employees, the company said today.â¦
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Deutsche Telekom management urged unions to return to the negotiating table on Friday to settle the industrial action against lower pay and longer working hours within the telecom giant&#39;s services division.
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The dispute between the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) and Finnish phone maker Nokia intensified Wednesday after the state demanded Nokia pay back subsidies it received for a plant that is to be closed.
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German employees of European airplane maker Airbus have staged demonstrations at plants all around the country in protest against restructuring plans which they fear could lead to the loss of up to 8,000 jobs in Germany.
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Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, is threatening to slash 30,000 jobs to force unionized employees to accept a pay freeze in the latest and largest labor-management confrontation this year in Germany.
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Union workers at Alcatel-Lucent  called on Wednesday for a strike in France on February 15 to protest against the restructuring at the telecoms equipment provider as they expect more job cuts than announced.
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Nearly 40,000 people in Germany, backed by expressions of support elsewhere in Europe, took to the streets to protest plans by US auto giant General Motors to axe about one-fifth of its European workforce and possibly even close a plant.
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German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck  said on Friday that Nokia's (NOK1V.HE) decision to close a  plant in Germany was an example of "caravan capitalism," and  that the firm was risking its reputation.
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German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck  said on Friday that Nokia's  decision to close a  plant in Germany was an example of "caravan capitalism," and  that the firm was risking its reputation.
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The planned merger of network infrastructure units at Nokia and SiemensÂ won't close by the end of this year as expected because the companies will execute a compliance review of Siemens, spurred by the corruption investigation currently shaking the German technology company.
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Nokia is laying off 2300 employees at a German factory and moving production to lower-cost sites.
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Siemens AG tried Sunday to blunt fierce criticism from politicians, labor unions and the media for unloading its mobile phone business on a Taiwanese company which has failed to keep it afloat.Comment
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Thousands of people marched through this west German city Tuesday to protest Nokia Corp.'s decision to close a factory, and a German official warned the move could weigh on Nokia's image and business.
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Workers at an Adam Opel AG plant in Germany whose stoppage in protest at threatened job cuts has forced two other factories to a halt planned to decide Wednesday whether to end their walkout.
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Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top  cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in  Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as  it moves production to lower-cost regions.