Unions strike at French Airbus factories

Unions called a strike today at several Airbus factories throughout France as workers also planned demonstrations against the European planemaker’s plan to trim 10,000 jobs, including 1,600 in the UK.

Five unions asked Airbus employees to walk off the job for five hours today and gather in front of the company’s various French factories. A march was also planned in Toulouse, the south-western French city where Airbus is based.