US company boss trapped in office as union negotiates
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mediating">mediating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="captive">captive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p><p><span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="Lixiang">Lixiang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Huairou">Huairou</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="Chip">Chip</span> <span word="Starnes">Starnes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>.</p><p><span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Starnes">Starnes</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Specialty">Specialty</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Supplies">Supplies</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Starnes">Starnes</span>, 42, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huairou">Huairou</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>.</p><p><span word="Starnes">Starnes</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> 30 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="Rumors">Rumors</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="Starnes">Starnes</span>' <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="severance">severance</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p>
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