French Airbus workers march on Toulouse
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Thousands of French Airbus workers, blowing whistles, exploding firecrackers and flying banners, marched on the city centre here on Tuesday to force shareholders to retreat over cutbacks.
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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 European politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
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A dispute between the French government and the main shareholders of Airbus parent EADS is holding up a decision on the A350 jet's launch, two people close to major EADS shareholders said Friday.
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Pending job cuts at Airbus are expected to top the agenda at a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac in Germany on Friday.Comment
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Thousands of Airbus workers went on strike at its French factories on Tuesday, protesting against the European planemaker's restructuring plan that has dominated France's presidential election campaign.Comment
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European airliner maker Airbus told unions on Wednesday that it would dispose of six factories and switch some work from France to Germany under a plan costing some 10,000 jobs, a union source said.
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Hundreds of thousands of French people took part in demonstrations across the country to protest against government plans to reform the 35-hour work week.
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More Airbus workers go on strike in protest at the firm's restructuring plans, which include 10,000 job cuts.
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Planemaker Airbus will announce up to 10,000 job losses. with France and Germany mainly affected.
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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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France and Germany appeared headed for another industrial row on Monday over a French plan to merge Airbus parent EADS with French defense group
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Germany pledges to fight against  Airbus plants there being disproportionately hit by expected job cuts at the firm.
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A shake-up at Airbus will slash 10,000 jobs and sell all or part of six factories, French trade union CGT confirmed on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
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MESEBERG, Germany, Feb. 23 Germany and France support a fair division of the long-awaited restructuring of pan-European aircraft maker Airbus, the countries ' leaders said Friday.Comment
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BRITISH WORKERS beavering away in Broughton, north Wales, on the wings for Airbusâs new A380 super-jumbo, have little time to ponder the arcane power politics of the ElysÃ©e Palace, Franceâs equivalent of 10 Downing Street.
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France was hit by transport chaos Thurday as unions challenged President Nicolas Sarkozy with a 24-hour strike, but the government vowed to stick by plans to overhaul pensions for hundreds of thousands in the public sector.
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An employee of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in Colomiers, southern France, leaves the plant.Comment