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The CGT rejected its group action against Safran Aircraft Engines for "union discrimination"

2020-12-18T11:13:59.273Z


The CGT was dismissed on Friday of its group action against the engine manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines which it was attacking for union discrimination, the first procedure of this kind in France. The union considered that its members " were subject to discrimination, in the development of their careers and consequently in the evolution of their remuneration ", particularly since 2003 when th


The CGT was dismissed on Friday of its group action against the engine manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines which it was attacking for union discrimination, the first procedure of this kind in France.

The union considered that its members "

were subject to discrimination, in the development of their careers and consequently in the evolution of their remuneration

", particularly since 2003 when the CGT began to denounce these practices.

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This hearing, which was held on September 8, was made possible by the 21st century justice modernization law of 2016, which extended the scope of class actions to the world of work.

In its deliberation, the Paris judicial court considered that it was not in a position to condemn Safran because of "

the non-retroactivity of the law of November 18, 2016

".

The CGT having summoned the engine manufacturer on March 30, 2018, only a period of 16 months could be examined by the court, i.e. a period of time "

much too short on the methodological and probative level

" to allow a revealing trend of collective discrimination to be identified, explains the court.

During the trial, the CGT had presented the professional trajectories of 36 employees elected or appointed CGT, employees on seven sites of the group, whose backgrounds illustrated "

systemic discrimination

", according to the union.

"

During an interview, my hierarchy told me that I was not available enough to handle large files because of my commitment,

" said Véronique Moreau, central union representative in Corbeil-Essonnes.

This discrimination is a brake on employee engagement and the conquest of new rights

,” she regretted.

The Defender of Rights had also intervened in support of the CGT, asking the court to find "

collective and systemic discrimination due to the exercise of trade union activities

".

The Safran company had denied any form of discrimination, accusing the CGT of wanting to "

test this new law

" by taking it to court.

Safran Aircraft Engines has already been convicted of union discrimination in the past and signed an end-of-litigation protocol concerning 119 CGT union members in 2004. Several group agreements were then concluded with the unions to improve social dialogue within the company. 'company.

Source: lefigaro

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