(L-R) German Klaus Franz, chairman of th

(L-R) German Klaus Franz, chairman of the European Workers Council of General Motors, Peter Scherrer, chairman of the European Metalworker's Federation EMF FEM EMB, and Belgian Rudi Kennes of the trade union ABVV Metaal talk to the press after a meeting of several trade union delegations of Opel plants around Europe, at the Opel Antwerp production plant, in Antwerp, on January 26, 2010. General Motors announced on January 22, 2010 the closure of its Opel plant in Antwerp that sent shockwaves through the 2,600 factory workers and their families, with the insult compounded by the news that production would be switched to South Korea. AFP PHOTO BELGA PHOTO JORGE DIRKX (Photo credit should read JORGE DIRKX/AFP via Getty Images)