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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAir France's head of human resources had his shirt ripped off his back at a job cuts meeting
A scuffle broke out after demonstrators stormed a room at the groups headquarters at Charles de Gaulle airport where Air France management was outlining 2,900 job cuts, or 5 per cent of total staff.
Xavier Broseta, head of human resources, had the shirt ripped from his back by an angry crowd as he made his way out. He was forced to climb a fence to escape, wearing only a pair of trousers and a tie.
I could not believe it, they just started attacking, said one person close to the unions, who was at the scene. He looked really shocked as he was rushed out by security over a fence, he said.
Manuel Valls, the French prime minister said he was outraged by the unacceptable violence by demonstrators at the fringes of Air France works council.
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)pintobean
(18,101 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)pintobean
(18,101 posts)malaise
(268,993 posts)I raise my glass
Freddie Stubbs
(29,853 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)It is well beyond the time that those that make such job cut decisions come to the conclusion that the working class is had it up to it's eyeballs and if we don't start moving towards more equality then more of this type of reaction become much more possible.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)you get the prize for my first belly laugh of the day, hobbit!
PADemD
(4,482 posts)He's lucky they didn't bring out the Guillotine.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)You too Charles, David.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)involved after the decision is made to help implement it. (I'm talking about mass layoffs here, not a performance issue or violation of firm policies.)
If they could have ripped the shirts off of some of the members of the board that made the decision, I would have more sympathy.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)meow2u3
(24,761 posts)...or kerosene.
Wicks? Check.
Match/lighter? Check.
Extra fuel in case the kero runs out? Check.
A 5-gallon kerosene tank? Check.