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Opel workers strike against GM

Source: Xinhuanet.com
Berlin : Germany | 20 days ago  
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  • Thousands of Opel employees attend a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
    Thousands of Opel employees attend a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
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  • Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse Koch speaks during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim
    Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse Koch speaks during a ...
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  • Koch, PM of the German state of Hesse, speaks during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim
    Koch, PM of the German state of Hesse, speaks during a warning strike ...
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  • An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard against GM during a warning strike at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard against GM ...
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  • The statue of founder of German car manufacturer Opel, Adam Opel, is seen in front of the Opel headquarters during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim
    The statue of founder of German car manufacturer Opel, Adam Opel, is ...
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  • Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, looks on during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim
    Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, looks on during a warning strike of ...
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  • An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard reading "GM - go away" during a warning strike at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard reading "...
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  • Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, speaks during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim
    Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, speaks during a warning strike of ...
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  • Employees of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard reading "stay outside GM" during a warning strike at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    Employees of German car manufacturer Opel holds a placard reading "...
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  • Employees of German car manufacturer Opel carry a mock coffin in front of the Opel headquarters during a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
    Employees of German car manufacturer Opel carry a mock coffin in front ...
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  • The statue of the founder of German car manufacturer Opel, Adam Opel, is seen next to a placard reading "GM - go away" during a warning strike at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    The statue of the founder of German car manufacturer Opel, Adam Opel, ...
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  • Trainees of German car manufacturer Opel take part in a warning strike in front of the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    Trainees of German car manufacturer Opel take part in a warning strike ...
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  • Opel workers take part in a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
    Opel workers take part in a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
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  • Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, answers journalists questions at the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel GmbH in Ruesselsheim
    Klaus Franz, Opel labour leader, answers journalists questions at the ...
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  • A traffic sign is seen in front of the headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel in Ruesselsheim
    A traffic sign is seen in front of the headquarters of German car ...
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  • A train travels past an Opel billboard advertisement at the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel Gmbh in Ruesselsheim
    A train travels past an Opel billboard advertisement at the plant of ...
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  • The headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel are reflected in a puddle in Ruesselsheim
    The headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel are reflected in a ...
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  • An employee of German car manufacturer Opel wears a hat reading "freedom for the slaves of GM" during a warning strike at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim
    An employee of German car manufacturer Opel wears a hat reading "...
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  • A man waits for a train on a railway platform in front of the headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel in Ruesselsheim
    A man waits for a train on a railway platform in front of the ...
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  • A logo of German car manufacturer Opel is filled up with water in Ruesselsheim
    A logo of German car manufacturer Opel is filled up with water in ...
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  • A General Motors (GM) sign is seen on an Opel car near the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel GmbH in Ruesselsheim
    A General Motors (GM) sign is seen on an Opel car near the plant of ...
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  • A Opel logo is seen an the wall of the headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel in Ruesselsheim
    A Opel logo is seen an the wall of the headquarters of German car ...
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  • The headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel is pictured through a fence, in Ruesselsheim
    The headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel is pictured through a ...
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  • A car travels past an Opel billboard advertisement at the plant of German car manufacturer Adam Opel Gmbh in Ruesselsheim
    A car travels past an Opel billboard advertisement at the plant of ...
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  • A clock showing five past twelve is seen in front of the headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel in Ruesselsheim
    A clock showing five past twelve is seen in front of the headquarters ...
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  • Smoke comes out of chimneys in Germany
    Smoke comes out of chimneys in Germany
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  • A place-name sign of Ruesselsheim the town where the headquarters of German car manufacturer Opel is located is pictured
    A place-name sign of Ruesselsheim the town where the headquarters of ...
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  • Workers of German car manufacturer Adam Opel Gmbh enter the plant in Ruesselsheim
    Workers of German car manufacturer Adam Opel Gmbh enter the plant in ...
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Thousands of Opel employees attend a warning strike in Ruesselsheim
Thousands of workers at Opel plants in Germany went on street in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt on Thursday to protest against GM's decision to keep Opel.     Around 10,000 Opel employees gathered in Rsselsheim near Frankfurt with banners and a fake coffin to express their rage at General Motors,...
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