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This headline is straight out of a game...lol...maybe they can send Snake in to rescue him...lol:

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/962/962500p1.html

"Sony France President Held Hostage
Workers are holding Sony France President Serge Foucher against his will.
By Gerald Villoria | March 13, 2009

The Brisbane Times is reporting on a hostage situation involving Sony France president Serge Foucher and the workers at a plant at Pontonx-sur-l'Adour in southwest France.

The disgruntled workers are angry at the amount of compensation offered to them before the closure of their plant, which since 1984 has specialized in the manufacture of video tapes. The article notes:

Sony France president Serge Foucher had a bailiff testify that he was not being allowed to leave the plant and the bailiff "told us he would approach the forces of order," CGT union spokesman Patrick Hachaguer said.

"He won't listen to us, we didn't find any other solution," the left-wing union delegate added.

Foucher had come to meet 311 sacked workers one last time before the factory closes on April 17 but staff, unhappy with the compensation offered by the Japanese high-tech giant, went on strike and barricaded the entry to the site with tree trunks late on Thursday."

 



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well, that's bad. I hope they reach a peaceful resolution.



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sony it's cutting things everywhere.

they sold their service center here to digicel (a cellphone company).

they moved into a smaller building.



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But this is a Sony President.. shouldn't he just go Kratos on their asses?



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^^^ Yeah, I know, right.



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someone call david hayter !



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Unfortunately this kind of incident will become more and more common, and not just at Sony.



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Articles like this is European newspapers won't help PS3 sales.



NeoRatt said:
Articles like this is European newspapers won't help PS3 sales.

 

It has nothing to do with the PS3 though, its plant that makes VHS Tapes, did these people seriously NOT think they would lose their jobs eventually after DVD was released?



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