Government Backs Air France Cuts as Police Pursue Assailants
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- Prosecutor says authorities sifting through list of suspects
Employees of Air France shout slogans and hold placard reading 'Gagey get away!', during a demonstration in front of the company headquarters, during the launch of the plan at a central committee meeting, in Roissy-en-France, on Oct. 5, 2015.
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stood by Air France in its bid to slash costs as the government urged workers to accept plans to boost productivity and police stepped up efforts to identify protesters who attacked executives at a briefing on job cuts.
Valls told RTL radio Wednesday he’s convinced talks between management and unions can resume, even after relations reached a new low following the storming of a works council meeting that saw two executives flee half-naked over an eight-foot fence.