March 6, 2007
THERE IS NO ME IN AIRBUS:
Thousands of Airbus workers go on strike in France (Reuters, March 6, 2007)
Thousands of Airbus workers went on strike at French factories of the European planemaker on Tuesday, protesting against a restructuring plan that has dominated France's presidential election campaign.More than a hundred buses brought staff from factories in southern Toulouse to a rally in the city centre to denounce plans by Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs across Europe, including 4,300 in France.
In the northern town of Meaulte, some 1,500 workers marched through the rain to protest against the restructuring aimed at cutting costs after delays to its A380 superjumbo project.
"It's not right that one of the jewels of European technology is cutting 10,000 jobs over four years, while its order book is full for several years," Bernard Thibault, the head of the CGT union, told Les Echos daily.
Such secular self-centered societies as those in Europe are simply incapable of planning for the future. It suffices that these folks could have jobs now, so why not just run the company into the ground. After all, it's a jobs program, not a manufacturer. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 6, 2007 7:37 AM
Those striking Airbus workers must have taken lessons from the UAW.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at March 6, 2007 9:15 AM. . . which leaves Airbust's future the same as that of GM.
Posted by: obc at March 6, 2007 12:27 PMOBC,
GM's coming back tho' because they have to (they have no more financing arm), Airbus on the otherhand, can stay like this forever or until France/Germany's govt collapse.
Posted by: KRS at March 6, 2007 12:53 PMGeneral Motors is a health care provider financed by the building of cars, trucks, and SUVs.
The founders of GM didn't start out with that goal.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at March 6, 2007 2:51 PM