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France: the concern of employees in the face of rising prices
The Flins-sur-Seine assembly plant of the French manufacturer Renault in May 2020 (illustration image).
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
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Wage demands affect all French companies.
The air traffic controllers, on strike, will cause the cancellation of thousands of flights, this Friday, September 16.
At Renault, negotiations with management are due to start next week.
Faced with the rapid rise in prices, a boost would be more than welcome for employees.
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With our special correspondent in front of the Flins factory,
Nicolas Feldmann
1:05 p.m., it's time to leave the factory.
And in front of the gates, clearly visible with their fluorescent vests, the unions distribute their leaflets: “
Count on us guys
”.
Aïcha takes a leaflet with the Force Ouvrière (FO) logo: “
I have been here for almost 30 years.
I started as a temp
.
At 55, she now works in offices alongside temporary workers for a salary of 1,900 euros: “
No.
This is not enough with the increases in gasoline prices.
There, they talk about electricity, gas.
There are all those things.
When you have children and you have to pay for their education and all that, it's true that it's complicated.
»
Next week, Thursday September 22, the unions have an appointment with the management of Renault with this objective, to obtain measures for the purchasing power of employees.
For some of them, this means salary increases, while others say they are more in favor of bonuses.
“
Big concern in terms of purchasing power
”
Mounir Mestari deputy central trade union representative of Force Ouvrière: “
We alerted the management to show that there was a big concern in terms of purchasing power.
We want a minimum of 500 euros for all employees of the Renault France group by the end of the year.
»
When questioned, the management of Renault refuses to speak before the start of negotiations, but says it welcomes the opening
of "a social dialogue to find together measures for the purchasing power of all employees
".
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