Air France s restructuring cut 3000 jobs into violence

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France airline workers with practical actions to express their anger at the layoffs.

The morning of October 5, hundreds of Air France's staff had gathered outside the headquarters of Air France at Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, to stage a demonstration. They waved flags and signs and shouting, and was furious. At the time executives walked into the headquarters building, dozens of workers forced to follow into the forthcoming Board meeting room, they shouted "this is our home."

United Kingdom the Guardian reported that the final Enron escape Fr é d é Ric Gagey, President of Air France, Air France Orly Centre Vice President Pierre Plissonnier was attacked. Air France is responsible for human resources and labour relations Deputy Director Xavier Broseta workers tore off the shirt and jacket, had to leave half-bare-chested from climbing over the fence.

Broseta said at a press conference later, he shocked and disappointed with the violence. But, he added, see this morning is not a typical representative of employees, from Union representatives and colleagues have received hundreds of condolence messages.

Air France because of the strained relations between management and employees, which involves nearly 3000 companies planned layoffs. This struggled with losses in France's flag carrier meeting over the weekend to finalize a controversial restructuring plan. Air France planned from now until 2017 2900 jobs, including 1700 attendants, 300 pilots and 900 crew.

Due to business would have been on long routes in the Middle East Airlines and budget airline competition led to losses, Air France also planned to shut down five deficit of 50% long route, withdrew 14 long line aircraft.

France labour democracy Secretary General Laurent Berger said, attacks made people lose their dignity, is unacceptable. France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Inman, he felt ashamed of for workers, Air France executives said full support. France Finance Minister Emmanuel Macron on Twitter expressed his support for the Air France Executive attitudes, "those who use violence are irresponsible, nothing can take the place of social dialogue".

But the Federation of trade unions Secretary General Philippe Martinez questioned Air France's restructuring plan, he told France broadcasting company (RTL Radio) said that over the years, successive leaders of Air France in the implementation of the rescue plan, which is like a bottomless pit of plans. I believe in the establishment of a many of us against something, we need a real expert to identify the situation. He also acknowledged that Air France on the gradual deregulation of the airline industry, as well as popular low-cost airlines now suffer.

A Government spokesman Stéphane Le Foll told France Radio International said that all parties need to sit down and negotiate, research agreements, "I urge everyone, pilots have to fight for. "

After the violence, Air France said it had formally to employee violence to the police action drew attention to the proceedings. In a statement, Air France said, executives under certain conditions, are willing to negotiate with the workers.

President Alexandre de Juniac said Air France-KLM group, the group condemned the violence at the Executive meeting. He added, but this does not change the management's willingness to continue to discuss the restructuring plan.

This is not France workers have hands-on demonstrations of violence for the first time. Since 2009, upgraded the global economic crisis, France often happen all over, boss held hostage by employees in some events. In January 2014, France North of Goodyear (Goodyear) factory workers blocked two executives to leave, until the companies give people a satisfactory answer.

Air France was founded in 1933, the 2004 acquisition of Netherlands Royal airlines, which formed the France air-Netherlands Royal Aviation (Air France-KLM). Air France-KLM is Europe's biggest airline, is also "SkyTeam" members. Air France was "SkyTeam" is one of the founding members.