Air France bosses' shirts ripped off amid attacks by angry workers over job losses

AIRLINE bosses in Paris have been attacked by angry staff today amid plans to axe almost 3,000 jobs. 

 

Airfrance's HR director had his shirt ripped off and was forced to scale a fence to flee a furious mob.
Xavier Broseta, HR and labour relations executive vice president, was expected to confirm the loss of 2,900 jobs and 14 aircraft by 2017.
But around 100 union activists stormed the meeting at the company's headquarters and the director then had to be rushed to police safety by security guards.
Another boss assistant director Pierre Plissonnier was also seen running from the meeting with his shirt and jacket shredded.

 

 

 

 

 The cuts are part of plans to lower costs at the ailing company, after failing to reach an agreement with pilots over pay and work conditions.
Alexandre de Juniac, chief executive of Air France-KLM, announced Friday the company would have to cut jobs as the it was being squeezed by low-cost airlines in Europe and Gulf carriers for long-haul flights.
Today's meeting was intended to detail the cuts.
Among those at Monday's protest was Yves Porte, an activist who represents cargo workers.
He said: "At a certain moment, the Gulf companies, who have low fuel prices and who receive government subsidies, compete with us. It's impossible, we are not on a level playing field."

 

 

 Air France said it would file a complaint for aggravated assault.
Labor relations in France are commonly testy, with unions sometimes even resorting to holding managers hostage - or "boss-napping" - to make a point.
France's transport secretary, Alain Vidalies, condemned the violence, saying in a tweet it was "unacceptable and must be punished."