The showdown continues. Deemed insufficient, a proposal from the management of Amazon France in the context of wage negotiations provoked the dissatisfaction of employees, more than a thousand of whom walked off the job between Sunday and Tuesday, various union sources said.
“The eight logistics sites are affected by the movement. In Brétigny, Bove, Chalon-sur-Saône this took the form of filtering trucks at the exit. We counted up to 1,200 strikers, ”says Alain Jeault (CGT). A figure similar to that produced by Morgane Boulard (CFDT) and Hakim Taoufik (CAT). The employees were called to strike from Monday by the five representative unions (Sud, CFDT, CGT, CAT, CFE-CGC) of the e-commerce giant.
“The management proudly came forward to offer us a general, derisory increase of 3%, something unacceptable given the current context. We are asking for a general salary increase of at least 5%”, claim the signatory organizations in a joint leaflet.
“No impact on the ability to serve customers”
“All the sites were affected but not at the same height, according to Mr. Taoufik. Some sites have mobilized up to 70%. In Saran, some services had to be closed. It had a big impact. In Bretigny, 200 to 300 people found themselves outside during the shift by night “.
Tuesday morning, the moment continued, in particular in Boves, where a walkout was planned until 3:30 p.m., indicated Gwenael Lefebvre, CGT union representative on the spot. CGT, CAT and CFDT also point out that unlimited strike notices have been filed. “We will keep the pressure on. In what form, we will see,” said Mr. Jeault as the next meeting as part of the NAO (Mandatory Annual Negotiation) is scheduled for April 14.
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The movement, however, has “no impact on the ability to serve customers” or on “daily activity”, qualified a source close to the group who recalls that the negotiations are “still in progress” and that “the proposed salary increases are “double those proposed by other players in the sector”. Contacted Tuesday morning, Amazon France had not reacted Tuesday at midday.