French Sony staff release CEO, talks resume

[billyoc]

BORDEAUX, France, March 13 (Reuters) - Workers at a Sony (6758.T) plant in southwestern France detained the chief executive of the Japanese group's French arm overnight to demand better layoff terms when their factory closes in April.

Serge Foucher and several other Sony executives were released mid-morning on Friday after workers obtained guarantees that they would take part in a new round of negotiations.

Workers had locked up the managers in the plant at Pontonx-sur-l'Adour late on Thursday and blocked the road to the site with tree trunks, local authorities said.

Union representatives said their action had been the only way to revive negotiations on layoff packages that were not generous enough.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSLD25478020090313

[aquart]

1. Once you've guilotined your upper classes, there's a tradition to uphold.

And a certain amount of healthy respect for the rabble's opinions.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

2. Vive la France!

try something like that in Amurka...:scared:

[billyoc]

3. Dopn't be afraid, Republic Window and Door employees were told they'd be slaughtered

for occupying their closed down factory.

They all got their jobs back.