Workers at a plant in south-western France who had threatened to blow up equipment made by their company, JLG, say they have now obtained satisfactory layoff terms. This is the third such case of threats in France in less than a week. REUTERS - A group of French workers facing layoffs obtained extra money after threatening to blow up industrial equipment at their plant, labour union representatives said on Friday. The staff at JLG, a company that makes platforms mounted on cranes for fixing equipment high off the ground, were the third in France to make similar threats this month after workers from telecoms manufacturer Nortel and car parts maker New Fabris.
REUTERS - A group of French workers facing layoffs obtained extra money after threatening to blow up industrial equipment at their plant, labour union representatives said on Friday. The staff at JLG, a company that makes platforms mounted on cranes for fixing equipment high off the ground, were the third in France to make similar threats this month after workers from telecoms manufacturer Nortel and car parts maker New Fabris.
A US construction equipment firm has agreed to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their plant.Staff at JLG Industries in Tonneins, south-western France, made the threat in order to get better redundancy terms for 53 workers. It is the third such incident in which workers have threatened violence against employers. Elsewhere, French workers have taken managers hostage in "boss-nappings".
A US construction equipment firm has agreed to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their plant.
Staff at JLG Industries in Tonneins, south-western France, made the threat in order to get better redundancy terms for 53 workers.
It is the third such incident in which workers have threatened violence against employers.
Elsewhere, French workers have taken managers hostage in "boss-nappings".
