Mass walkout at Vauxhall factory
Union workers at a British auto plant have walked out, following news that parent firm GM was considering cutting 1,000 jobs. The "spontaneous" walkout followed "extremely unhelpful" comments by GM's European President Carl Peter Forster, union officials said. Mr. Forster said the only way forward was to cut one shift from the plant, according to the union.
See "Mass walkout at Vauxhall factory", BBC News, BBC News Online, May 10, 2006