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Unions Hurting French Productivity?

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    Titan International CEO Maurice Taylor on the French workforce and unions.

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The -- probably.

The friends are trying to ride the American tire guy who don't start that 15 of international CO -- status but the French minister and that quotes.

Some running out of time this protects -- The French -- -- gets -- high wages but works only three hours they -- one hour for breaks and lunch salt for three at war for three.

The French ambassador the US fired back and again I quote -- suspected -- yeah.

Your comments which are as extreme as there aren't something reflected double ignorance our country's considerable assets.

As well as its globally recognized attractiveness.

They didn't say.

-- stellar on the phone whether -- right now.

-- -- -- -- young man man oh man well I'm more than you bargained for hello -- -- -- -- you could -- -- appreciate too young man calmer so our.

But you don't really -- you know you would get this reaction in the right because I I think you pretty -- would you dealt.

You do you get the frontal stirred up and that's exactly what happened and now.

Some people fear that it's gonna boomerang on your business what do you say.

No date that the whole thing is that.

We have French minister.

They were all there is still don't go around for four years -- -- exposes them so finally.

You know I spent eight the year negotiate with -- And -- don't want to step forward.

So there's shielding him which is this GGP would say is that term business but anyhow.

State turn around and and -- How they sued us to try to stop us from.

And good year -- them when we negotiate -- -- them.

That was real simple when we're talking about wages are not thing.

Our whole conversation was I would only guaranteed two years and so they were off on some -- That will close of facility.

And I said to -- In -- must spend tens of billions of dollars and you take it just to close to two years you're still but so what happened.

I just Goodyear finally had enough it could -- tried to save 500 jobs I mean.

They don't get credit for trying to look after -- points and these are the highest paid.

Workers over there.

What an -- did you actually say when they said that you're stupid.

Yes we're gonna that I'm sure that went well from there so they're coming back and saying well we're -- lawful.

Whenever it came up -- the negotiations why was -- interested in doing business with -- the first.

Well the first thing has it was a factory there we don't have a tire factory there and good cheer.

I had a Goodyear brand for all of Europe Africa and literally all right.

So we have a plant in France we haven't looked toward the west side.

Up from Normandy to will point the missile and sold off they're they're.

Construction and -- Machinery and we bought.

K and I got a great work force in print and right beside his -- -- bridges closing.

It's another -- year plan to open what are they don't have the same union there's ten unions in this one facility.

And you got just one follow his name is Michael some I call -- spike.

Visitors also spiked up and you know I -- over -- my man.

-- all of our leaders of -- -- unions and most of the unions were were pretty -- about what did do.

But I told them just like I -- I told them to their base -- speak.

I answered any question they want it.

I told them.

What our attitude we're not changing any staying in reference to your hours of work -- pay.

But I do expect.

That when I went through the plant Animal Planet guide here's what I -- So I'm gonna pay you for seven hours a day at this labour and here's what I expect.

I expect that -- understand one hour you're going to be off.

But the rest of them I expect you to work -- put -- wages you're getting I don't expect it to be like a beauty -- been here it -- three hours in -- opera.

Three you know it wasn't a crazy and you just laid out on the line that was -- orbital cut and -- you know what happened.

This process set up from the the minister their politicians an -- blob apparently call their -- the iconic products and -- and naked stuff.

Yeah his staff wasn't enough to look at the wrong guy -- bulk.

And -- but it comes out of so.

-- I'm sorry for the workers.

Why aren't.

The young workers better and that -- I'm Robert candidate not IRS in a month it.

Do you go by more so Marie's because if you tell me it is indeed -- -- that is about of the friends and I'm thinking that isn't that ironic my all time -- Still I sent them a letter.

My grandmother name might dead after -- show vale.

All right it's -- on the oldest till I got remain -- I prefer an Italian -- We're resale ultimately -- -- a little more macho right.

That aren't well you know my name is -- agency Cavuto for political reasons -- pound -- -- -- thank you it is a very very.

Both Franken heart warming that's it's it's for you -- Miller thank you and you have a great day need to have our.

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