FRENCH CGT UNION LEADER CHRISTIANS LAROSE, 2000-07-20 (photo)

(NAME) GIV01D:FRANCE:GIVET,FRANCE,20JUL00 - Christians Larose, CGT national union elegate for the textile industry, is surrounded by journalists, as he tells striking workers at the Cellatex factory, a draft agreement has been reached with national authorities July 20 in northern France. After two weeks of threats by 153 workers to blow up the factory and dump 3,000 liters (790 gallons) of sulphuric acid into a stream, over threats by management to make them redundant, the workers have reached an agreement with management over their redundancy payments.