Trade unions are raising their heads. Will they be able to paralyze the country?

The business of war rules igry21-11-2007 unions raise their head. Will they be able to paralyze the country? Russian trade unions, as if inspired by the experience of their French counterparts, have arranged for some few weeks in the country, almost pre-revolutionary situation. Workers' strike at Ford plant Vsevolzhsk become resonant event that rocks the colleagues on the shop floor and in other regions of the country. Hardly any of the observers could assume that the requirements of the plant's workers, carried out the industrial assembly of cars Ford Focus will be maintained elsewhere in the Russian automobile industry. Despite statements by union workers, Ford Vsevolozhsk "that" company managers are paid a European level, and the workers - below the level of the Russian subsistence minimum, the public more aware of the numbers from the factory administration. In their words, the average wage in manufacturing supposedly above average on the market. So suddenly become the support that has vsevolzhtsam union tit factory "Renault Avtoframos. Yesterday, his representatives held a picket at the doors dealership Ford in Moscow. According to the organizers of the rally, it was attended by trade unionists and other automobile manufacturers. Such solidarity were noticed (not least) in the media can be called a victory for Inter-regional trade union in the automobile industry (MPRA).