1.   More than before, European unions are under pressure to give companies greater freedom to hire, dismiss and reassign workers.

2.   Other workers are being reassigned to new jobs.

3.   Some recreational and vocational workers have been reassigned to direct care, such as bathing and grooming.

4.   The contract also requires the aerospace giant to retrain and reassign workers displaced by subcontracting or provide them with a severance package.