Labor & Economic News Blog

Thursday, February 15, 2007

1,500 Ford workers strike for a day in St. Petersburg

1,500 Ford workers strike for a day
Source: Moscow Times
Some 1,500 Ford workers laid down their tools in a daylong strike Wednesday, bringing production to a standstill at the carmaker's assembly plant near St. Petersburg. Such a large walkout has not been seen in years, and the Ford strike could encourage workers at other companies to follow suit -- a potentially unwelcome development for foreign investors and the Kremlin, which would not want labor unrest in a national election season.

 



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