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Grenoble: The Caterpillar Bossnapping
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On this day, 31 March 2009, around 40 workers in the Caterpillar factory in Grenoble, France stormed their bosses' offices and kept four of them hostage, demanding better severance packages for workers being laid off.
Over 700 French Caterpillar workers were being made redundant.
The action was successful, and the company increased its pot of redundancy money by €1.5 million: leading to an average payout of €80,000 per worker.
More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10383/caterpillar-bossnapping
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Over 700 French Caterpillar workers were being made redundant.
The action was successful, and the company increased its pot of redundancy money by €1.5 million: leading to an average payout of €80,000 per worker.
More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10383/caterpillar-bossnapping
Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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