The 104 employees of the Cotelle factory in Rillieux-la-Pape (Rhône) have been on indefinite strike since Wednesday evening. It follows a difficult start to negotiations with the management of the Colgate-Palmolive group, the American shareholder who decided to close this part of Lyon's industrial history next September.
“We opened the door to negotiations by submitting a draft of support measures to management,” explains Jean Martins, CGT staff delegate to Le Figaro.