The employees of thirty Auchan stores are called on strike this Friday by the inter-union CFDT-CGT-FO, which calls for wage increases, and deplores a “
humiliating
”
end of inadmissibility
on the part of the management .
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Against the backdrop of compulsory annual negotiations (NAO), employees of Cherbourg, Perpignan and Annecy are now carrying out filter dams and walkouts, Gilles Martin, CFDT central union delegate, told AFP.
Some hypermarkets are "
impacted up to 80%
", and the warehouse of Carvin, in Pas-de-Calais, was blocked Friday morning by several employees of the sign, according to the union representative.
A general wage increase "
of at least 5%
" requested
The striking employees demand a significant general increase in wages "
of at least 5%
", and denounce an offer "
unworthy
" of the management, which proposes an increase of 2.2%. "
With inflation, the first salary levels will fall below the minimum wage on January 1,
" said Gilles Martin. The management ensures that it is mobilized on the issue of the purchasing power of its employees: "
it is for this reason that we have decided to anticipate our NAOs, which usually take place in March,
" said a spokesperson for Auchan.
The supermarket chain specifies that the increases can go "
up to 4% depending on the category
", and that the compensation of 100 euros will be doubled for the employees concerned.
"
We will be at the level of inflation,
" says the distributor.
"
We were called heroes during the Covid-19 crisis, we were asked to make considerable efforts, and today we see that there is no desire to reward employees,
" regrets Gilles Martin.
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If the staff representatives are not received by management, the CFDT delegate ensures that the movement "
may gain momentum
" on Saturday, and that it could last "
until Christmas
" at the Carvin warehouse.
“
It is not in our DNA to strike this time of year.
But the employees are overwhelmed, and the announcement of the payment of 750 million dividends was the provocation of too many
”.
