21st Century Strikebreakers Raid S. Korea Plant
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 6th, 2009 4:45 am by HL
21st Century Strikebreakers Raid S. Korea Plant
Strikebreakers have come a long way from their origins as goons with billy clubs. In South Korea, police commandos dropped from helicopters to try to end a car factory sit-in in Pyeongtaek, where laid-off employees have occupied their former workplace and are demanding their jobs back. The BBC: South Korean police commandos have dropped from helicopters to try to end a factory sit-in by sacked workers demanding to keep their jobs. More than 500 workers have occupied the main car plant of Ssangyong Motors for more than 10 weeks. For a second day, police battled laid-off workers armed with metal rods and throwing projectiles. Ssangyong is under court-approved bankruptcy protection and is trying to cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM
Strikebreakers have come a long way from their origins as goons with billy clubs. In South Korea, police commandos dropped from helicopters to try to end a car factory sit-in in Pyeongtaek, where laid-off employees have occupied their former workplace and are demanding their jobs back.
The BBC:
South Korean police commandos have dropped from helicopters to try to end a factory sit-in by sacked workers demanding to keep their jobs.
More than 500 workers have occupied the main car plant of Ssangyong Motors for more than 10 weeks.
For a second day, police battled laid-off workers armed with metal rods and throwing projectiles.
Ssangyong is under court-approved bankruptcy protection and is trying to cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat.
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