BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Trade union activists held six top managers at Cockerill Sambre SA captive on Monday to protest a decision by its parent company Arcelor to freeze investment at the steel plant, a move which threatens over 2,000 jobs.
Some 50 activists rushed into a company meeting in eastern Liege early Monday and refused to let some of the top managers leave, vowing to lock them in until at least Tuesday morning.
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