Air France executives were forced to flee with their clothes in tatters after workers stormed a meeting at Charles de Gaulle airport in protest at 2,900 planned job cuts.
Human resources chief Xavier Broseta and Pierre Plissonnier, head of long-haul flights, scaled an eight-foot fence to escape, aided by security guards. Broseta emerged shirtless and Plissonnier had his suit ripped to shreds.
Violence erupted Monday as Air France told its works council that 300 pilots, 900 flight attendants and 1,700 ground staff might have to go after failed productivity talks with flight crew. The protest, in which agitators chanted “naked, naked,” is just the latest to turn physical in France, where managers at Michelin & Cie. and Sony Corp. have been held hostage over firings, irate farmers have blocked city streets with tractors and manure, and more than 100 Uber Technologies Inc. taxis were smashed up by rival drivers.
“These attacks were made by isolated and particularly violent individuals as the demonstration by personnel on strike was going on calmly,” Air France said in an e-mailed statement, adding that a complaint had been filed for aggravated violence.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he was “scandalized” by the levels of violence, adding that “nothing justifies such outbursts.” (Unless you’re Muslim, oui?)
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Apparently some surrender monkeys don’t surrender.
Did they have Jean Kerry-Heinz negotiate the deal?
Workers are paying a price for socialism and a life time of entitlements. They gave up competing years ago. Big mistake. Paris airport is about the filthiest place I’ve seen in the free world. Air France going through a rough time is not surprising.
I’m having so much fun imagining the members of my union doing the same to Gov. Cuomo.
He should be happy there were no guillotines about.
The Frogs love them some head-loppin’ when they get all jizzed up.
Too bad they can’t get that aggressive with the violent, rent-seeking Muslims colonizing France.
i used to do some inspections of French products used in American industry and flew into De Gaulle half a dozen times, and I agree it is filthy…but then so is all of Paris.
And yes….the French union workers are paying the price.
What is that tie and those pants made from? That’s some good fabric. They need to market them with this photo.
After Plissonnier hits the gym and maybe L’Oreal that hair a sunny blonde.
Tu Vas, Fille! *Snap snap*
this is what happens when the common folk start to realize just how much we’ve been screwed by the unelected, unaccountable Permanent Bureaucrat Class.
These korporate assholes are lucky were lucky they weren’t torn from limb like the Mob did back in 1789.
“C’est le merde! Mon Yves St Laurent suit cost me 300 Euros at Le Hommes Wear’ouse on sale! ‘Buy une, get trois free!”