Great Britain: the campaign in order to save the Burberry plant is becoming international

The campaign against the closure of the Burberry factory in Treorchy, Wales, grew in importance yesterday, February 14, with strikes in six French, American and English cities. (Ref. 070139)
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The union GMB, which already organized a very media campaign by bringing actors, singers and celebrities round the cause (see our story n° 070059,) also managed to organize, with local unions abroad, strikes in front of the brand’s shops in Paris, Strasbourg, New York, Chicago, las Vegas and London. In the meantime, some European deputes asked their colleagues to sign a giant Valentine’s card by way of petition. The GMB is still hoping to force Burberry, which made profits last year, to give u

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