2023-04-18 06:59:37
The first social conciliation meeting started at the FPS Employment on Tuesday morning. Around the table, the representatives of the trade unions and the management of Delhaize, invited by the social conciliator.
For six weeks, the conflict has been raging in the company: on March 7, the management had informed the staff of its desire to franchise the 128 stores still integrated into the group. “The only solution” on the table to maintain growth, management has supported since that day.
After three extraordinary company councils to try to appease the conflict, nothing has changed. The Minister of Labor and the Economy Pierre-Yves Dermagne has therefore appointed a conciliator to try to renew the dialogue between the two parties, while the tension is very strong.
This Tuesday morning, a large police force was present in front of the FPS Employment to avoid any overflow on the sidelines of this meeting. “Workers who defend their rights are not terrorists. Combis, police dogs and pumpers not even hidden. Everything for a calm negotiation…”, already regretted the CNE.
The 9,200 workers concerned fear job losses once the stores are taken over by the franchisees and a transition to a less attractive joint commission, which would cause them to lose up to 400 to 500 euros in salary per month as well as certain benefits such as checks. -meal. Fears that Delhaize claims to be unfounded, the group claiming to guarantee that 100% of current jobs will be maintained.
Will the management of Delhaize take a step towards the unions, to find a consensus? Nothing is less certain when, this Tuesday at 8 a.m., a bailiff went to the Delhaize Chazal store in Schaerbeek, the largest in the country, announced the RTBF, to tell the strikers that they are exposing themselves to penalty payments of €1,000 per day for any customer, staff member or truck that is prevented from entering the store.
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