French aerospace firms face industrial tensions over job cuts
Reuters
12/22/2020
TOULOUSE, France, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Job losses are rippling through the French aerospace supply chain, prompting sporadic strike action in the traditionally strife-free sector as unions warn of Christmas redundancy notices.
In the village of Mondouzil near Toulouse, 20 employees of precision machining company Cauquil have staged strikes for the first time over the loss of 35 out of 76 posts.
Growth in demand for planes such as the Airbus A320 fuelled the company's expansion and provided the village with more jobs than people.
Now, only a quarter of staff are working with the rest on furloughs following a 70% drop in activity due to COVID-19.