GM's Opel workers strike at Antwerp car plant |
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Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:01
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Workers at Opel's car plant in Antwerp went on strike at 9.30 pm yesterday, the factory's management said.'There is no production. This is not an official strike, but the workers have downed tools,' Opel spokeswoman Nathalie Van Impe told AFP.Opel parent General Motors said in April that it has to scrap 1,900 jobs and lay off 400 temporary staff as a result of restructuring at its Opel plant in Antwerp.antonia.vandevelde@thomson.comafp/ava/tcCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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Opel's Antwerp employees launch one-week strike 