French Workers in Strike Action Holding Executive Hostage

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French strikers hold 3M exec hostage amid talks


AP –
By SCOTT SAYARE, Associated Press Writer – 57 mins ago
PITHIVIERS, France – Striking French workers for U.S. manufacturer 3M held their boss hostage amid labor talks Wednesday at a plant south of Paris, as anger over layoffs and cutbacks mounted around the country.
While the situation at the 3M plant outside Pithiviers was calm, worker rage elsewhere boiled over into an angry march on the presidential palace in Paris and a bonfire of tires set alight by Continental AG employees whose auto parts factory was being shut down.
While France has a long tradition of labor unrest, the latest wave of hostage-takings, marches and strikes has echoed across Europe, as the global slowdown fans job fears and leaves many workers skeptical of their leaders' ability to solve the crisis.

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[xchrom]

1. in europe -- the 'powers that be' fear the people. nt

[terisan]

2. I guess in US the workers would be arrested after SWAT team rescues Exec and the

Exec would be granted huge bonus by Board of Directors.

[xchrom]

3. a huge bonus guaranteed by the american tax payer.

the irony is almost overwhelming.