Ford workers strike at Russian plant

Nearly 1,400 workers at Ford’s only car assembly plant in Russia today held a one-day strike to demand more money for dangerous work assignments and other benefits.

Alexei Etmanov, head of the labour union at the plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St Petersburg, said the plant’s production line had stopped at midnight, and would continue beyond the 24-hour period if the company did not meet their demands.