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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 10:11 a.m.

Anger After U.S. Boss Insults France's "So-Called Workers"

The unassuming French tyre factory at the centre of a spat between an American CEO and France's Industry Minister. The French government is looking for a buyer for the struggling Goodyear plant in northern France. They approached Maurice "Morry" Taylor, boss of tyre company Titan International. Known as "The Grizz" for his no-nonsense style, his response wasn't entirely what they'd hoped for. He said the French workforce "gets paid high wages but only works three hours" a day.
 
 
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