The manufacturer 3M , based in Minnesota , has announced thousands of job cuts around the world amid the economic downturn . French workers free and taken hostage for 24 hours in labor dispute . 3 M factory in protest over plans to lay off 110 workers . Anger growing in U.S. and Europe over job cuts and high bonuses .
French workers free and taken hostage for 24 hours in labor dispute . 3 M factory in protest over plans to lay off 110 workers . Anger growing in U.S. and Europe over job cuts and high bonuses .