French government, unions tell Airbus, Air France to minimise job cuts

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The French government urged Airbus to minimize job cuts as Europe's biggest aerospace group said it would cut 15,000 jobs

) and flag carrier Air France on Wednesday to make as few forced layoffs as possible under their plans to cut thousands of jobs, while a union said compulsory cuts at the European planemaker were a “red line”.

France’s hard-left Force Ouvriere union said mandatory job cuts at the planemaker were a “red line” and other labour representatives said they would fight such measures.“The state urges Airbus to ensure that there are as few forced redundancies as possible,” Djebbari told BFM TV. “Airbus faces a very difficult period ahead. The state stands beside Airbus, and beside Air France.”

Djebbari confirmed Air France planned to shed nearly 7,600 jobs in a restructuring plan to be announced this week, including 1,000 at its regional unit ‘Hop!’.

 

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Perhaps take a serious stab at the cause of the cuts. The “travel slump”...hmmm, what is the cause of the travel slump?🤔

15,000 !!!!

Ask the Chinese to buy Airbus...And drop Boeing...

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