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  • noun Plural form of bossnapping.

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Examples

  • In recent weeks, France has also seen a series of "bossnappings" - the practice of workers retaining their bosses in their company's buildings in order to call attention to their discontent.

    ::.Angus Reid Global Monitor - Polls.:: 2009

  • France has been hit by a series of so-called bossnappings since the onset of the economic downturn which has seen managers held hostage by workers protesting job or wage cuts.

    News24 Top Stories 2010

  • For example, last year's rash of "bossnappings" brief detention of executives by workers that rarely turn violent to protest factory closures was often car ried out independently of unions.

    Strike to Test Sarkozy Pension Gambit 2010

  • Over the past few weeks, French workers facing layoffs have pioneered a new negotiating tactic called "bossnappings," in which managers are taken captive to extract better compensation packages.

    Mayday for Capitalism 2009

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Last year, French workers hit by a wave of layoffs carried out a series of "bossnappings" to press demands for better redundancy packages, but the radical action has subsided over past months.

    IOL: News 2010

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