Editing Citroën (section)

====Conflict with the trade unions====
In the early 1980s, Citroën was targeted by union action.<ref name=Automobilia1982/> On 25 May 1982, events led to a mass demonstration in the streets of Paris,<ref name=Automobilia1982/> when approximately 27,000 workers affirmed their wish to work at a company, which was being picketed by striking workers who had been blocking access to the factories for four weeks.<ref name=Automobilia1982/> The demonstration was successful and six days later work at the plants resumed. Jacques Lombard, one of the company's senior managers, had gone public with his concerns, criticising the strikes.<ref name=Automobilia1982>{{cite journal| title =Automobilia| journal = Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1982 (Salon [Oct] 1981) "J'accuse la CGT de Vouloir Nous Asphyxier Pour Mieux Nous Nationaliser: C'est Une Technique Aussi Sure Que le Supplice du Garrot; Ni les Tribunaux, Ni les Ministres N'y Peuvent Rien Changer"| volume = 80s| page =9|year = 2006|publisher=Histoire & collections|location=Paris }}</ref>