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Goodyear Hostage Situation Ends in France, U.S. Investor Lashes Out and Calls French "Nuts"
After being held hostage for two days by left-leaning union members at a Goodyear tire factory in Amiens, located some 60 miles north of the French capital, Paris, two company managers were released today with the help of French police. Read more »
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French Goodyear Workers Take Managers Hostage To Get Higher Severance Packages
Negotiations between management and employees over layoffs can be heated sometimes, but in France, this type of intense discussions can even lead to “boss-napping.†That is the term coined for a phenomenon that has become commonplace in...
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Très Bien: French Magazine Captures New Citroën Ds9 Undisguised
Another day, another set of photos of Citroën's new DS concept model. Only this time, French car magazine Automobile managed to snag the DS study without a hint of camouflage, not that it was difficult as Citroën was photographing the new car...
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Out Of This World: Goodyear’s Prototype Lunar Vehicle Tire
Talk about re-inventing the wheel or in this case, the tire. The non pneumatic tire featured in the picture above is a prototype model developed by Goodyear for use first on the moon and eventually on Mars. Using the 1960s Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle’s...
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Usw Launches Tv & Radio Spots Questioning The Safety Of Goodyear Tires Made By Replacement Workers!
Ouch … United Steelworkers union (USW), which represents Goodyear’s striking workers has just released a series of Radio & TV spots calling into question the safety of tires made by Goodyear’s replacement workers! In the TV add...
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Cool Handbrake-park Commercial Featuring A Hyundai Atos
Why use a super-duper sportscar to promote your tire company when a simple Hyundai Atos can do the work just as well? A witty commercial from Dackia, a Swedish tire company that was recently overtaken by Goodyear. Technorati Tags: Tire, commercial,...
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