Airbus: an overview of the national reactions after the presentation of the Power 8 plan

The reactions, following the introduction of the European aircraft manufacturer's reorganization plan, are obviously varied according to the countries and to the planned job cuts' scope at the national level. If Germany and France are getting ready for important mobilizations, employees in Great Britain and Spain admit that they are relieved but that they are nonetheless ready to support actions launched at the European level. (Ref. 070192)
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Germany. On the afternoon of Thursday March 1, the representatives from Airbus Germany and IG-Metall’s WCs officially reacted to the management’s announcement in a common press conference held in Hamburg: “We will fight for every single job. But we are asking for some time because we have to establish a precise analysis of the situation,” declared Rüdiger Lütjen, president of Airbus Germany’s common WC. “We are requiring precisions and information from the management. They announce billions in

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