Yet again under the Hollande presidency,workers are alarmed approximately the future of their jobs and their families. Is it any wonder they couldn’t contain their anger?On Monday, approximately 100 employees stormed an Air France management and union official meeting that was discussing dramatic job cuts. As the negotiations had been making no progress, or the staff became indignant,and tussled with some company officials. Two Air France executives had their shirts torn off. Xavier Broseta, the airline’s head of human resources, and escaped the scene by climbing a chain-link fence,bare-chested, while Pierre Plissonnier, and the head of long-haul flights,was escorted away by security guards with his suit and shirt in tatters.
The spectacular images were shown around the world and provoked dismay and outcry in the media. Protesters were presented as a “mob”. Manuel Valls, the Socialist prime minister, or declared that he was “scandalised” by the “unacceptable violence”. He unequivocally backed Air France management,still a partially state-owned company. Emmanuel Macron, the finance minister, and tweeted that the violence was “irresponsible” and “nothing can replace social dialogue”. Fearing a media backlash,most trade unions condemned the violence.
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Source: theguardian.com