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Article: The case of the boss held hostage: the French trade unions have a way to solve disputes with management. They call it "sequestration" which means hostage-taking. Study this case and send your solutions for publication.(MANAGEMENT MEMO)
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- October 1, 2009
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BLACK Carbon Co has been mining coal in the hill country of Eutopia for more than 20 years. It has a workforce of 3,000 workers. Because of customers swinging to the move for a green environment and the economic downturn, demand for coal has dropped 18 per cent for the past year. The company registered a loss of US$200,000 in the last financial year, and the projected loss for 2009 was expected to be US$350,000.
The mining director, R Bala, 48, held talks with the union about retrenching 550 workers otherwise the company may have to close the mines and concentrate on its other business in the hotel sector. Senior union officials ...
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