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2,300 jobs lost Peugeot shuts car plant
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| 4-18-06
Posted on 04/18/2006 2:22:28 PM PDT by M. Espinola
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The Peugeot Ryton plant
To: M. Espinola
Wow...you'd think there would be a big demand for replacement cars back on the continent, owing to their little "youth" problem.
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04/18/2006 2:26:53 PM PDT
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Gator101
To: M. Espinola
Oops!
But seriously, last I heard they were talking about coming back to the U.S.?!
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:28:42 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: M. Espinola
Well if you cannot fire them, cannot lay them off, then close plant and all are laid off.
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:29:48 PM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(Politicians are in it for themselves, to get reelected, to benefit them, not we the people.)
To: M. Espinola
It is amazing that there are no local MP's willing to go on hunger strike to save these jobs.
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:33:27 PM PDT
by
managusta
("Where would we be without rules? That's right France!")
To: Revolting cat!
It is inconceivable that workers in France would be laid off on this scale New Jersey employees of Lucent Technologies you will be next. But Patricia will come out smelling like a rose again!
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:35:08 PM PDT
by
rocksblues
(Illegal Immigrant racist here.)
To: rocksblues
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:36:44 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(Don't blame me. I didn't make you stupid.)
To: M. Espinola
OK, here is how to save these jobs. Hire French Students to protest the closing of this factory and Chirac will pull some strings at Peugot to keep the factory open. Bam, problem solved.
To: M. Espinola
So, if I reading this correctly, the French management has to cut jobs and, since it is about impossible to fire a French worker, they are making the cuts in the UK.
Tough blow for the UK workers but you have to think that is the risk you take when you work for a company that faces oppressive labor laws back at home, which don't protect your particular job. If I were in business I wouldn't want anything to do with France.
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04/18/2006 2:39:04 PM PDT
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Gator101
To: uglybiker
Lucent is being sold to Alcatel.
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04/18/2006 2:41:53 PM PDT
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rocksblues
(Illegal Immigrant racist here.)
To: M. Espinola
I guess the Frogs got tired of the Brits installing their steering wheels on the left hand side. ;)
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posted on
04/18/2006 2:53:05 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: Gator101
I would imagine the underground economy in France is huge.
To: M. Espinola
inconceivable "You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means."
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04/18/2006 2:55:56 PM PDT
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Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
To: RetiredArmy
Well if you cannot fire them, cannot lay them off, then close plant and all are laid off. Just don't buy the plant back for auto manufacturing or you will have to hire them all back.
To: Gator101
LoL! I was thinking the same thing. I guess the French government want's all those "replacement" cars to be made in France to supply all those "Youts" will high paying jobs. I woun't be a bit suprized if France plants are hiring like crazy.
The UK should respond by placing a tarrif on Lemons, and promote their land rover lines.
To: M. Espinola
Citroen Crosser. Yikes!
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04/18/2006 3:01:57 PM PDT
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Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Dark Skies
I would imagine the underground economy in France is huge. No doubt! Now, if we could just figure a way to sneak our illegal immigrant workers over to France...
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04/18/2006 3:07:01 PM PDT
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Gator101
To: Revolting cat!
When you touch it does it roll up in a little ball?
To: Gator101
"Now, if we could just figure a way to sneak our illegal immigrant workers over to France.." Give them free one-way airline tickets? It's probably cheaper than giving them a free welfare check.
To: Major_Risktaker
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04/18/2006 3:16:55 PM PDT
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RetiredArmy
(Politicians are in it for themselves, to get reelected, to benefit them, not we the people.)
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