CGT

France: Postal workers to strike against job cuts

jef costello — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:36:16 +0000

Workers, with the support of the SUD and CGT unions have given notice of an unlimited strike to begin Monday.

France: Social Security workers to strike over purchase power

jef costello — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:17:20 +0000

The diminishing purchase power of workers due to stagnant wages and inflation is a cause for nationwide concern, with workers demanding pay increases and bonuses to make back the losses from sub-inflation offers in previous years.

France: Migrant workers' occupation wins

Steven. — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:28:43 +0000

The one-month occupation of the restaurant and parking lot of the Buffalo Grill in Viry-Chatillon outside Paris has resulted in an important victory for 20 undocumented migrant workers fired at the fast food chain.

France: suicides amongst auto-workers

jef costello — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:47:09 +0000

In France there are 300-400 suicides a year directly attributable to working conditions according to Christian Larose, vice-president of the social and economic council of the CGT. Roughly one worker is killing him/herself a day because of the job that they have.

Paris: Migrant workers occupy Buffalo Grill

catch — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:46:47 +0000

The migrants, mostly of African origin, many with years of employment at the chain, face expulsion from the France of Nicolas Sarkozy to their country of origin.

Durand, Jules, 1880-1926

Steven. — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:16:48 +0000

The Dreyfus of the poor

France: Airbus workers wildcat strike succeeds

jef costello — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:35:00 +0000

After wildcat stoppage last month at factories in Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, the unions (FO, CGC, CFTC and CFDT) could not agree to the latest offer before having taken it directly to the workers.

France: Metal workers defend undocumented colleagues

jef costello — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:09:22 +0000

The workers were originally fired towards the end of January, after a government inspection of the factory showed that 19 of the factory's 64 workers. The worker's contracts were cancelled after the inspector declared that they were using false papers.

Mayotte: Police arrest striking teachers

jef costello — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:20:55 +0000

At least five people, including the head of the CGT local, were arrested last week. The arrests followed the decision of secondary teachers to join the strike. Ironically the unions had succeeded in persuading teachers to stop crippling blockades just days before the arrests.

France: Sabotage at Renault factory

jef costello — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:12:47 +0000

The action appears to be a response to the sacking, ten days ago, of five workers for faute grave (gross misconduct). It is unclear how many of the 3000 workers were involved in the action, management has not specified exactly what form the sabotage took. The condemnation of the action by the CFDT union also fails to describe the action.