Transnational restructuring triggers resistance
Corporate restructuring continues apace across Europe, with multinationals cutting workforces, closing plants and relocating production across borders. Such change, of course, often brings protests and resistance, but a new dimension is now emerging.
As Airbus and Alcatel-Lucent discovered recently when they announced thousands of job losses, trade unions and workers in some companies are increasingly meeting Europe-wide restructuring with Europe-wide action.
These protests generally involve (as at Airbus) simultaneous days of action across Europe – ranging from short work stoppages to rallies and information meetings – and/or (as at Alcatel-Lucent) a demonstration involving workers from a number of countries.
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Mark Carley, Editor, European Employment Review |
